The Last Ironsides: The English Expedition to Portugal, 1662-1668
When Charles II returned home he began the search for a dynastic marriage. He fixed upon the Infanta of Portugal, Catherine of Braganza, whose dowry included the possession of Tangier, Bombay and valuable trade concessions. The Portuguese had been fighting for their independence from Spain for twenty years and needed alliances to tip the scales in their favour. In return for the concessions Charles agreed to send to Portugal a regiment of horse and two of foot, which provided an excuse to ship away the remnants of the Cromwellian armies that had not been disbanded at the Restoration. The prospect of service was at first well received - Major-…
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- ISBN: 978-1-909982-20-8
- EAN: 9781909982208
- Produktnummer: 24001544
- Verlag: Helion & Co
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 192 S.
- Masse: H24.4 cm x B16.1 cm x D2.2 cm 651 g
- Auflage: New
- Gewicht: 651
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