The Spanish Match: Prince Charles's Journey to Madrid, 1623

The Spanish Match: Prince Charles's Journey to Madrid, 1623
ISBN-10
0754640876
ISBN-13
9780754640875
Category
History
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Author
Alexander Samson

Description

In 1623, the young heir to the English and Scottish thrones Prince Charles slipped out of England and headed off to Madrid hoping to marry the King of Spain's daughter. That his journey to Madrid was to eventually end in failure and public humiliation, has often been cited as a major influence on the development of the young prince and many of his subsequent policies as king. In this volume leading scholars from a variety of disciplines analyze the reactions and results of Charles romantic escapade and offer their insights in to the affair. In so doing many traditional assumptions about the trip are overturned, and the inadequacy of assessing it from a single discipline is revealed.

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