Book contents
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- List of Figures and Tables
- Introduction
- Part I Frameworks
- Part II Experiences
- 4 ‘Fire that's Kindled Within Doores’: The British Civil Wars and Interregnum, 1639–1660
- 5 ‘In Pursuit of His Majesty's Enemies’: Franco-Stuart Conflict, 1627–1667
- 6 ‘For the Security and Encouragement of the Free Trade of Scotland’: The Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession, 1688–1713
- 7 Beyond 1707: Franco-‘British’ Relations?
- Conclusion: ‘The Said Privileges are Still in Vigour’
- Appendices
- Appendix A Consumers of wine imported in the Rowland of Hambrough by John Harmonson Lepman, 22 January 1673
- Appendix B Customs rates, France, 1644 and 1667
- Appendix C Prizes brought into Le Havre, 1692–7
- Appendix D Passports granted to British ships in La Rochelle, 1695
- Appendix E Scottish ships granted permission by the Admiralty of Guyenne to pass through the port of Bordeaux, 1691–7
- Appendix F English Ships Granted Permission by the Admiralty of Guyenne to Pass through the Port of Bordeaux, 1689–97
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
5 - ‘In Pursuit of His Majesty's Enemies’: Franco-Stuart Conflict, 1627–1667
from Part II - Experiences
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- List of Figures and Tables
- Introduction
- Part I Frameworks
- Part II Experiences
- 4 ‘Fire that's Kindled Within Doores’: The British Civil Wars and Interregnum, 1639–1660
- 5 ‘In Pursuit of His Majesty's Enemies’: Franco-Stuart Conflict, 1627–1667
- 6 ‘For the Security and Encouragement of the Free Trade of Scotland’: The Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession, 1688–1713
- 7 Beyond 1707: Franco-‘British’ Relations?
- Conclusion: ‘The Said Privileges are Still in Vigour’
- Appendices
- Appendix A Consumers of wine imported in the Rowland of Hambrough by John Harmonson Lepman, 22 January 1673
- Appendix B Customs rates, France, 1644 and 1667
- Appendix C Prizes brought into Le Havre, 1692–7
- Appendix D Passports granted to British ships in La Rochelle, 1695
- Appendix E Scottish ships granted permission by the Admiralty of Guyenne to pass through the port of Bordeaux, 1691–7
- Appendix F English Ships Granted Permission by the Admiralty of Guyenne to Pass through the Port of Bordeaux, 1689–97
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
Summary
As we have seen, merchants pursued Franco-Scottish commerce throughout the British Civil Wars and Interregnum via both open and covert channels. International conflict, bringing with it trade embargoes, commercial legislation and increased dangers from privateers, perhaps provided an even tougher arena in which to compete. This and the following chapter examine several of the conflicts that saw France and the British nations on opposing sides, assessing the impact of these wars on Franco-Scottish trade. Here, focus is on conflicts fought against France by the Stuart monarchy; Chapter 6 considers the impact of wider European conflict in the post-Stuart age.
With the exception of the Interregnum, the interests of the House of Stuart dominated British foreign policy until 1688, but the two conflicts considered here emerged under different circumstances. While the 1627–9 conflict was concerned with relations directly between the Houses of Stuart and Bourbon, the conflict that broke out in 1666 was a part of the wider Second Anglo-Dutch War. The marriage of Charles I to Henrietta-Maria, Louis XIII's sister, in June 1625 provided Britain with a strong ally against Spain once hostilities were officially opened in September, but the Anglo-French relationship soon began to fracture. Following the Duke of Buckingham's behaviour and Charles I's refusal to alter his religious policies at Louis's request, by April 1627 the Stuart Navy was preparing to sail to La Rochelle to assist the Huguenots against their monarch. In 1666, on the other hand, Britain and France became enemies by default as a result of broader European issues. Louis XIV was bound to assist the Dutch by a treaty of 1662, and when hostilities broke out with England the Dutch duly enlisted Louis's support, which was reluctantly offered.
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- Conflict, Commerce and Franco-Scottish Relations, 1560–1713 , pp. 97 - 112Publisher: Pickering & ChattoFirst published in: 2014