Ships of the Duke of Buckingham's Fleet, 1617

Ships of the Duke of Buckingham's Fleet, 1617. Hoping to gain popularity at home, Buckingham set out to relieve the French Huguenots under siege at La Rochelle. The failure of this expensive enterprise overwhelmed Charles I with debt and forced him to call a Parliament

1617 Debt Enterprise Expensive Failure Forced Gain Hoping Huguenots Overwhelmed Popularity Relieve Rochelle

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