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The Prince and the Infanta - The Cultural Politics of the Spanish Match (Paperback)
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The Prince and the Infanta - The Cultural Politics of the Spanish Match (Paperback)
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On the night of March 7, 1623, the prince of Wales and the duke of
Buckingham knocked on the door of the British embassy in Madrid.
Their unsolicited arrival began one of the most bizarre episodes in
British history, as the Protestant heir to the Stuart throne
struggled to win the Spanish Infanta as his bride. The prince's
visit marked the end of a decade of high-level negotiation to
secure a marriage between the leading Protestant and Catholic royal
families and heal Europe's century-old division into warring
Christian camps. The effort was a diplomatic disaster. It split
political and religious opinion in Britain, alienated much of Italy
and Germany, confused the Spaniards (who thought that the English
crown was about to convert), and failed to secure a marriage or to
resolve the Thirty Years' War. Drawing on archival material from
five countries, Glyn Redworth provides the definitive explanation
of this pivotal moment and tells a fascinating story of early
modern politicking, cultural misunderstanding, and religious
confusion.
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