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Blois Anti-Spanish Strategy

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1572Date range
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Chronological records

1572

William Cecil19 April 1572

Blois · House / House of Tudor

Supports the French alliance as a means of reducing the risk that England will face Spain without a major continental partner.

Names involved

William Cecil

Provenance

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