Season 9 · Episode 4
436 Three Horsemen
A Second go at the Anglo Dutch War seemed like a good idea. The first one went so well.
The History of England · David Crowther
December 21, 202539m 53s
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Show Notes
It is possible that Charles and his Privy Council didn't necessarily want war - certainly Clarendon did not; but they were prepared to rattle the sabre and man the brink to try and force trade consessions which some unprovoked acts of agression.But they allowed themselves to be diplomatically isolated, and Johan de Witt was not scared - he had the world's most powerful navy, pots of money, and a French alliance. And so the Second Anglo Dutch war was joined.
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