Anglo-French Treaty of Dover

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.04: English Writing and Culture of the Seventeenth Century, 1625-1688.
Vol. editors: Jennifer Brady (Rhodes College), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Neil Forsyth (Université de Lausanne), Claire Preston (Queen Mary, University of London), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University)

Domains

Treaties and alliances

Dates

Date of occurrence 1670-12-31

Places

United Kingdom (Location)
France (Involved)

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Formally the Treaty of Dover, signed on 31 December 1670 (21 December OS) established a military alliance between England and France against the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Informally, Charles II and Louis XIV also concluded a secret treaty on 1 June 1670 (22nd May OS) according to which Charles II would work for the conversion of England to Roman Catholicism and would receive £200,000 immediately and £300,000 p.a. to fund the expenses of the Dutch war. Charles also agreed to support Louis's claim to the Spanish succession.

Louis' financial support gave Charles the ability to operate independently of Parliament; Charles fulfilled his commitment to Louis by lifting penalties on Catholics and by converting to Catholicism on his deathbed. The larger goal of the re-conversion

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Anglo-French Treaty of Dover". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 06 October 2004 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=2618, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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