49 min listen
WDF 29.900: The Franco-Dutch War XXI
WDF 29.900: The Franco-Dutch War XXI
ratings:
Length:
36 minutes
Released:
May 7, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this latest episode of the FDW, we continue our analysis of the rise of the Earl of Danby, and his plans to ingratiate his king towards Parliament in order to get the grants from that institution he needed. Through such grants, Danby believed, Charles II would be freed from such a heavy reliance on Louis XIV’s subsidies, which even though the full extent of them were not known, they were suspected. To distance his king from the French, and side with the more popular Dutch, as 1677 looked to be another hard slog for the allies, Danby sought a solution which would grant his administration some popular outcome, amidst a returning Parliament that had been prorogued for 15 months. Danby found it in the culmination of some feverish Anglo-Dutch diplomacy instigated in the first instance by William of Orange. Another marriage of Orange to Stuart, it seemed, was on the cards once more....
Remember history friends, make sure you BEFIT!
Support us on Patreon and access the Xtra... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Remember history friends, make sure you BEFIT!
Support us on Patreon and access the Xtra... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
May 7, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
WDF 20.6: SPECIAL= The First World War Part Six: 1915: Welcome to the special, today we examine a ton of angles surrounding WW1 in 1915; expect to see some Gallipoli and some ships and some Germans and some Americans. I will give nothing away! Let me know what you thought, thankssss Remember history... by When Diplomacy Fails Podcast