Elizabeth I of England opens negotiations for a marriage with François Duke of Anjou. Puritans react to this news in horror, a feeling exemplified in John Stubbs' pamphlet on the subject, since Anjou was only a foreigner but a Roman Catholic, and so seemed to signal a return to the counter-reformation era of Mary I.
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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Marriage negotiations between Elizabeth I and François Duke of Anjou". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15269, accessed 06 May 2024.]
