Which makes an even stronger case for it being pawned off back to the russians![]()
Well, England in 1684 is totally different to the UK in 1919 or wherever, but yeah, this whole situation is still a bit of a pink elephant.
Which makes an even stronger case for it being pawned off back to the russians![]()
By the way, I didn't know of this dowry of Tangiers, can you provide some info?
Tangier and Bombay were the dowry of Catherine of Braganza to Charles II when they married. The English lost Tangier, but kept Bombay.
In that case, Menorca remains the gun pointed at Toulon and Britain might grab the Balearics.
But a British Tangiers might mean a British Morocco or more. Those pesky Barbary Pirates won't like it up 'em, sir, they won't...
Spanish relations will be different and France may not get Algeria (Algerie n'est pas Francais).