Popular acclaim at the breakdown of negotiations for a Spanish marriage

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.03: English Writing and Culture: Renaissance (Elizabethan and Jacobean periods) , 1485-1625.
Vol. editors: William M. Hamlin (Washington State University), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University), Ema Vyroubalova (Trinity College Dublin)

Domains

Politics

Dates

Date of occurrence 1623-10-05

Places

England (Location)
Spain (Involved)

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James I's son Prince Charles returns to England, where is to met with acclaim for having broken off negotiations for a Spanish marriage. The outburst of joy at this news underlines the fact that the English public would never have agreed to Philip IV's demand of equal religious liberty for Roman Catholics alongside Protestants.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Popular acclaim at the breakdown of negotiations for a Spanish marriage". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15910, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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