Hello everyone and welcome to the History of England episode 342 Spanish Missmatch.

And happy St. George's Day, well, yesterday, and Tinky-Dunk, and down with the dragons.

Now, Mr. White, you might remember, had a mysterious visitor to his pub on the 5th of October,

1623, in Gottelming, and I bet you have been worrying and worrying, but who he could possibly

have been.

Well, just in case you hadn't guessed, he was, of course, the heir to the King of England

and Prince of Wales, Charles Stuart, and friends.

Charles, bucking him and their entourage, had landed at Southampton that very morning.

It had become increasingly clear that his marriage negotiation was a fusted blush, once

Olive Aras had fessed up after the constant delays, and particularly Olive Aras, jaw-dropping

admission, that they would never do anything to return the pelatinate to Frederick that

involved war.

Charles later said that his response to Olive Aras bonneau was to say, if you hold yourself

to that, there is an end of all.

For without this, you may not rely on either marriage or friendship.

That was me channeling Alec Guinness, by the way, had I do.

So, it would look as though that was that, the fact Lady was giving her all, but the

form, ladies and gentlemen, the form must be adhered to.

The diplomatic form that this was the best of all possible worlds populated by the very

best of friends.

It was agreed that a betrothal would surely take place.

Philip and Charles solemnly swore, put all the marriage articles into place, and Charles

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