"Fear of Popish Leagues": Religious Identities and the Conduct of Frontier Diplomacy in Mid-17th-Century Northeastern America.

Autor: HENNETON, LAURIC
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Zdroj: New England Quarterly; Sep2016, Vol. 89 Issue 3, p356-383, 28p
Abstrakt: An essay is presented concerning the significance of religious identities in diplomatic efforts between New France and Massachusetts during and following the Acadian Civil War in the mid-17th century. It examines a dispute between French governors Charles de Menou d'Aulnay and Charles de Saint-Etienne de la Tour, religious arguments in diplomatic negotiations with Massachusetts, and public opinion in Massachusetts regarding concern among Puritans over the possible advancement of Catholicism.
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