Cromwell's Foreign Policy
British Monarchy: the Crisis of State, 1642 - 1689
- Created by: Alice Rigby
- Created on: 29-05-14 14:39
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- Cromwell's Foreign Policy
- Peace with the United Provinces
- England received the spice island Pula Run in the East Indies
- The Dutch agreed to refuse any help to Charles II
- The English received control over the English Channel
- England received the spice island Pula Run in the East Indies
- Western Design
- To 'pander' traditional English puritan prejudices against Spain. 160 were unemployed after Peace with the Dutch
- FAILURE - driven off Haiti - took Jamaica instead = no real value
- To 'pander' traditional English puritan prejudices against Spain. 160 were unemployed after Peace with the Dutch
- Support for Protestants in Piedmont
- Confirmed the threat of Catholicisim in England
- Alliance with France. War with Spain
- Anti-Spanish Treaty with France
- Battle of Santa Cruz
- Admiral Blake destroyed the Spanish treasure fleet
- Battle of the Dunes
- Dunkirk captured from Spain
- Overall, unsuccessful. Gave Cromwell prestige abroad but was very expensive.
- Caused tension at home
- One main area of failure was Cromwell's planned federation against Spain - religion was no longer a major factor in international relations
- Cromwell was slow to realise this
- The Western Design paved the way to a French Treaty and England's regaining of Dunkirk
- Also paved way to colonial policy which built the British Empire
- Peace with the United Provinces
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