Manuscript on paper, in a single secretary hand, of historical observations and political analysis of developments in Anglo-Dutch relations from the reign of Queen Mary Tudor into the reign of Charles I. Written from a pro-Catholic and pro-Spanish poi...
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Sir William Monson (1569-1643) began his naval career as a privateer, served in the English fleet sent against the Armada, and sailed with the Earl of Essex on the expedition to Cadiz. In 1604 he was named Admiral of the Narrow Seas by James I. A cove...
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, England, and Netherlands
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603, Monson, William, Sir, 1569-1643., and William I, Prince of Orange, 1533-1584.
Subject (Topic):
Public opinion, Fisheries, Economic aspects, Foreign relations, and History
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of the diary of a dissenting divine living in Ireland who records, with close interest, the progress of the Dutch War and other domestic and foreign activities, including a famine in Ireland, the activities of Lo...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, America., Netherlands, and United States
Subject (Name):
Condé, Louis de Bourbon II, prince de, called "le Grand Condé,", 1621-1686., Eliot, John, 1604-1690., Mather, Increase, 1639-1723., Taylor, Timothy, 1626-1681., and Church of England
Subject (Topic):
Anecdotes, Dissenters, Dissenters, Religious, Dutch War, 1672-1678, King Philip's War, 1675-1676, Colonies, Politics and government, Religious life and customs, and History