436 Three Horsemen

It is possible that Charles and his Privy Council didn't necessarily want war - certainly Clarendon did not; but they were prepared to rattle the sabre and man the brink to try and force trade consessions which some unprovoked acts of agression.But they allowed themselves to be diplomatically isolated, and Johan de Witt was not scared - he had the world's most powerful navy, pots of money, and a French alliance. And so the Second Anglo Dutch war was joined. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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436 Three Horsemen is an episode from The History of England by David Crowther.

This episode is 39:53 long.

This episode was published on Dec 21, 2025.

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