445 Carnage
From The History of England by David Crowther
April 19, 2026 · 45 min · Season 9 · Episode 13
About this episode
The episode discusses the political and personal turmoil surrounding the Anglo Dutch war and a significant marriage in 1677.
In 1677, Danby finally seemed to have cracked Charles' problem with parliament - until a diplomatic game of will-he-won't-he in the Anglo Dutch war rose to the level of farce, and derailed everything. In the middle of it all - a 15 year old girl was pushed weeping into a highly significant marriage for which she had no wish Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: David Crowther
Topics covered
- parliament
- diplomacy
- marriage
- Anglo Dutch war
- historical events
Keywords
- Danby
- Charles
- Anglo Dutch war
- 1677
- marriage
- parliament
- diplomacy
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