Her betrothal to Prince Henry was looked upon as cancelled by his protest, and though the king was cautious not to break openly with Spain by sending her home, he was resolute not to suffer a marriage which would bring a break with France and give Ferdinand an opportunity of dragging England into the strife between the two great powers of the west.
[Sidenote: France] But with the young king's accession this policy of cautious isolation was at once put aside.

There were grave political reasons indeed for the quick resolve which bore down the opposition of counsellors like Warham.

As cool a head as that of Henry the Seventh was needed to watch without panic the rapid march of French greatness.

In mere extent France had grown with a startling rapidity since the close of her long strife with England.
Guienne had fallen to Charles the Seventh.

Provence, Roussillon, and the Duchy of Burgundy had successively swelled the realm of Lewis the Eleventh.