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03.21 - Going Dutch
Season 3 · Episode 21

03.21 - Going Dutch

With relations between the Dutch and the English fraying, the two naval powers veer towards war.

Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

March 4, 202422m 59s

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On the surface the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and the Commonwealth of England should have been firm allies: both Protestant, both Republics, both naval powers. And yet the first of the Anglo-Dutch Wars was fought between them. Was this just commercial rivalry, or were there other reasons for this global naval conflict?

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