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{{Short description|Proposed marriage between Prince Charles I and Infanta Maria Anna}}
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[[File:Charles_I_by_Daniel_Mytens.jpg|thumb|[[Charles I of England|Charles I]] portrait by [[Daniel Mytens]], 1631]]
The '''Spanish match'''<ref>{{Cite book|title = The Prince and the Infanta: The Cultural Politics of the Spanish Match|last = Redworth|first = Glyn|publisher = Yale University Press|year = 2003|isbn = 0300101988}}</ref> was a proposed marriage between Prince [[Charles I of England|Charles]], the son of King [[James VI & I]] of [[Kingdom of Scotland]] and [[Kingdom of England|England]], and [[Infante|Infanta]] [[Maria Anna of Spain]], the daughter of [[Philip III of Spain]]. Negotiations took place over the period 1614 to 1623, and during this time became closely related to aspects of British foreign and religious policy, before breaking down completely.

The policy, unpopular with England's Protestant [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]], where the recent [[Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)]] had not been forgotten, was initiated during the embassy to England of [[Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar]], who arrived in London in 1614 with the offer that [[Habsburg Spain|Spain]] would not interfere with James's troubled rule in [[Kingdom of Ireland|Ireland]] if James would restrain the English "[[privateer]]s" in [[Spanish America]]n waters. Further, he proposed a marriage alliance, offering a dowry of £500,000 (later increased to £600,000), which seemed especially attractive to James after the failure of the [[Addled Parliament|Parliament of 1614]] to provide him with the financial subsidies he requested.

The climax of the ensuing decade of high-level negotiation to secure a marriage between the leading Protestant and Catholic royal families of Europe occurred in 1623 in Madrid, with the embassy of the Prince Charles and James's [[favourite]], [[George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham]]. The wedding never took place despite the signing of a marriage contract by King James; criticism instead led to the dissolution of Parliament.

==Background==
[[File:Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia from NPG.jpg|thumb|left|Portrait of Princess [[Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia|Elizabeth Stuart]], later Queen of Bohemia, called the Winter Queen. The black armband is thought to be a sign of mourning for her brother [[Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales|Henry Frederick]].]]

A Spanish marriage for [[Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales]], Charles's elder brother who had died in 1612, had been proposed by his mother [[Anne of Denmark]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Pauline Gregg|author-link = Pauline Gregg|title=King Charles I|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h2v69fUCDxYC&pg=PA73|year=1984|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-05146-1|page=73}}</ref> After his death she supported the idea of a Spanish marriage for her daughter [[Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia|Elizabeth]], but in 1613 Elizabeth [[Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V of the Palatinate|married a prominent Protestant German prince]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Clare McManus|title=Women on the Renaissance Stage: Anna of Denmark and Female Masquing in the Stuart Court (1590-1619)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AXqmyxaZMV8C&pg=PA136|year=2002|publisher=Manchester University Press|isbn=978-0-7190-6250-6|page=136}}</ref> For her second son Charles, there were candidate marriages mooted from [[Duchy of Savoy|Savoy]] and [[Grand Duchy of Tuscany|Tuscany]], as well as Spain and [[Kingdom of France|France]]. From 1614 to her own death in 1619, Queen Anne gave some support to a Spanish match, preferring at times a French marriage, and recognising that the Spanish proposals were entirely based on self-interest.<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=559|title=Anne|first1=Maureen M.|last1=Meikle|first2=Helen|last2=Payne}}</ref> A point brought up against it in 1620 was that the previous "Spanish matches", those that had brought [[Catherine of Aragon]] to England, and [[Philip II of Spain]] to marry [[Mary I of England|Mary I]], had in the popular memory turned out badly.<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=70628|title=Alured, Thomas|first=Simon|last=Healy}}</ref>

==James I's policy==
At the beginning of 1618 James I and VI was in a strong diplomatic position. His efforts against wars in Europe had been largely effective, and his own status as a Protestant ruler who was on good terms with Catholic powers was high. Success in reducing the religious factor in international relations then deteriorated for James, in parallel with the failure of the Spanish match, with the onset of the [[Thirty Years' War]].<ref>{{cite book|author=W. B. Patterson|title=King James VI and I and the Reunion of Christendom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zYK_Czpa1WwC&pg=PA294|date=14 September 2000|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-79385-8|pages=294–6}}</ref> In 1618 he was still concerned with detailed moves to improve his relationship with Spain, such as the translation of the anti-Calvinist Bishop [[Lancelot Andrewes]],<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=520|title=Andrewes, Lancelot|first=P. E.|last=McCullough}}</ref> and the execution of the buccaneering Sir [[Walter Raleigh]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Derek Hirst |author-link=Derek Hirst |title=England in Conflict 1603–1660|year=1999|publisher=Arnold|isbn=0-340-62501-5|page=103}}</ref>

On the domestic front, the prospect of a Spanish dowry from a marriage between his heir Charles, Prince of Wales from 1616, and Infanta [[Maria Anna of Spain]], was a potential source of income for James, who sought ways to rule without depending on the Commons for subsidies.<ref>Willson, p 357.</ref> The policy of the Spanish match was supported by the [[Howard family|Howards]] and other Catholic-leaning ministers and diplomats—together known as the "Spanish Party"—but deeply distrusted by some Protestant groups in England. Sentiment was voiced vociferously in the Commons when James called his [[3rd Parliament of James I|first parliament for seven years]] in 1621 to raise funds for a military expedition in support of [[Frederick V, Elector Palatine]], his son-in-law.

There was in fact no chance that [[Pope Paul V]] would have issued the required dispensation for the Infanta to marry a Protestant. This fact was known to the Spanish king, but apparently Gondomar was kept in ignorance of the correspondence.<ref name="Redworth2003">{{cite book|author=Glyn Redworth|title=The Prince and the Infanta: The Cultural Politics of the Spanish Match|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A-Kz4SwmZkAC&pg=PA16|date=1 January 2003|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-10198-0|page=16}}</ref> Paul V died early in 1621, and his successor [[Pope Gregory XV]] was thought amenable to the idea of the match. James sent [[George Gage (diplomat)|George Gage]] to Rome to lobby, putting the case on behalf of English Catholics.<ref>{{cite book|author=W. B. Patterson|title=King James VI and I and the Reunion of Christendom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zYK_Czpa1WwC&pg=PA318|date=14 September 2000|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-79385-8|page=318}}</ref> The matter was passed to a small group of cardinals, who emphasised that improved treatment for English Catholics was a prerequisite.<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=10270|title=Gage, George|first=A. J.|last=Loomie}}</ref>

==Political opposition==
By the 1620s, events on the continent had stirred up anti-Catholic feeling to a new pitch. A conflict had broken out between the Catholic [[Holy Roman Empire]] and the Protestant [[Electoral Palatinate]], when the [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemians]] deposed [[Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor]] as their king and elected James's son-in-law, Frederick V, Elector Palatine, in his place, triggering the [[Thirty Years' War]].<ref>Willson, pp 408–416.</ref> James reluctantly summoned parliament as the only means to raise the funds necessary to assist his daughter Elizabeth and Frederick, who had been ousted from Prague by Emperor Ferdinand in 1620. The Commons on the one hand granted subsidies inadequate to finance serious military operations in aid of Frederick,<ref>Willson, p 417.</ref> and on the other called for a war directly against Spain.<ref name="Willson, p 421">Willson, p 421.</ref>

In November 1621, led by Sir [[Edward Coke]], the Commons framed a petition asking not only for a war with Spain but for Prince Charles to marry a Protestant, and for enforcement of the anti-Catholic laws. When James heard of the petition, he is said to have cried, "God give me patience".<ref name="Willson, p 421"/> James flatly told them not to interfere in matters of [[royal prerogative]] or they would risk punishment;<ref>Willson, p 442.</ref> to which provocation they reacted by issuing a statement protesting their rights, including freedom of speech. James wrote: "We cannot with patience endure our subjects to use such anti-monarchical words to us concerning their liberties, except they had subjoined that they were granted unto them by the grace and favour of our predecessors."<ref>Quoted by Willson, p 423.</ref> Urged on by Buckingham and the Spanish ambassador Gondomar, James ripped the protest out of the record book and dissolved Parliament.<ref>Willson, p 243.</ref>

==Opposition literature, censorship and imprisonment==
[[File:Diego Velázquez - Maria Anna of Spain - Prado.jpg|thumb|Infanta [[Maria Anna of Spain|Maria Anna]], portrait [[Diego Velázquez]], 1630]]
Outside the political process, feelings that were both anti-Spanish and anti-Catholic ran high. Pamphleteering attacks aimed at the Spanish match through the court, deploying "defamation, forgery and partisan distortion". Smears in the form of fabricated personal details about figures associated with the Spanish Party were published, especially by the [[Puritan]] faction.<ref name="Post1998">{{cite book|author=Robert Post|title=Censorship and Silencing: Practices of Cultural Regulation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kcz1yp0w1qYC&pg=PA94|year=1998|publisher=Getty Publications|isbn=978-0-89236-484-8|page=94}}</ref> [[Thomas Scott (preacher)|Thomas Scott]] is particularly noted for his part in this campaign, from 1619.<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=24916|title=Scott, Thomas|first=Sean|last=Kelsey}}</ref>

In 1620, and again in 1621, James issued decrees against writing or speaking on state affairs.<ref>{{cite book |author1=A. A. Bromham |author2=Zara Bruzzi |title=The Changeling and the Years of Crisis, 1619–1624: A Hieroglyph of Britain|year=1990 |publisher=Pinter Publishers |isbn=1-85567-163-8|page=38}}</ref> [[John Everard (preacher)|John Everard]] preached against the match in February 1621, at [[St Martin-in-the-Fields]], and spent about half a year in the [[Gatehouse Prison]].<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=8998|title=Allen, Elizabeth|first= Elizabeth|last=Allen}}</ref> When [[Robert Mason (Master of Requests)|Robert Mason]] wrote in 1622 to his friend [[Thomas Hobbes]] about public opinion on the match, criticising James's policy and noting Gondomar's skill in gaining support for it by holding out the prospect of the Palatinate being returned to Frederick V, he hedged his comments with pleas for secrecy.<ref>{{cite book |author=Noel Malcolm |author-link=Noel Malcolm |title=Reason of State, Propaganda, and the Thirty Years's War|year=2010|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-957571-8|pages=84–6}}</ref>

[[Thomas Middleton]]'s 1624 play ''[[A Game at Chess]]'' allegorized the events surrounding the Spanish match. It was particularly harsh on Gondomar, represented by the Black Knight. Plays were in any case censored, and [[Henry Herbert (Master of the Revels)|Henry Herbert]] as [[Master of the Revels]] passed it for performance; it was a short-lived ''[[succès de scandale]]'' in August 1624. It has been suggested that Herbert connived at the unheard-of dramatic liberties taken in portraying members of the royal family, in a court now dominated by the anti-Spanish party.<ref>{{cite book|author=Dorothy Auchter|title=Dictionary of Literary and Dramatic Censorship in Tudor and Stuart England|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=93OxYSzOFCsC&pg=PA129|year=2001|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-31114-7|page=129}}</ref> Plays of the previous two years that had Spanish settings, [[Thomas Middleton]] and [[William Rowley]]'s ''[[The Changeling (play)|The Changeling]]'' and [[Thomas Dekker (writer)|Thomas Dekker]]'s ''[[Match Me in London]]'', have been given readings that set them against the match, necessarily more covertly.<ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas Middleton|title=Thomas Middleton: The Collected Works|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P-rZIXKHkSsC&pg=PA1726|date=25 March 2010|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-958053-8|page=1726}}</ref>

==Charles in Spain==
[[File:Segovia_Alcazar_July_2013.jpg|thumb|right|Prince Charles was entertained at the [[Alcázar of Segovia]] on his journey from Madrid to Santander.]]
Denied the military option, James ignored public opinion and returned to the Spanish match as his only hope of restoring the possessions of Elizabeth and Frederick. The position was altered, however, by the death of [[Philip III of Spain]], in 1621. With the accession of [[Philip IV of Spain]] the Spanish proponent of the marriage, Gondomar, lost influence to [[Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Jonathan Clark|title=A World by Itself: A History of the British Isles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UN8CAR5EEmgC&pg=PA309|year=2011|publisher=Random House|isbn=978-0-7126-6496-7|page=309}}</ref>

When negotiations began to drag, Prince Charles, now 22, and Buckingham decided to seize the initiative and travel to [[Crown of Castile|Castile]] incognito, to win the Infanta directly.<ref>Croft, p 118.</ref> Travelling under the names Thomas and John Smith, they arrived at the residence of the English ambassador in Madrid, the "House of the Seven Chimneys" on the Plaza de Rey, on 7 March 1623 ([[Old Style and New Style dates|OS]]).<ref>[[Clare Jackson]], ''Devil-Land: England under Siege, 1588–1688'' (Penguin, 2022), p. 170.</ref> The ambassador, [[John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol]], had been given no warning of the Prince's intentions, and Philip IV was astonished. Charles and Buckingham were ignorant of the key facts, that Maria Anna was strongly averse to marrying a non-Catholic, and that the Spanish, who had been protracting the marriage negotiations to keep English troops out of the war, would never agree to such a match unless James and Charles pledged to repeal the anti-Catholic [[Penal Laws against Irish Catholics|Penal Laws]].<ref>Croft, pp 118–119.</ref>

They were welcomed at the [[Royal Alcázar of Madrid]]. The reception at court and the journey was described by the author Andrés de Almansa y Mendoza.<ref>Henry Ettinghausen, 'Greatest News Story', in Alexander Samson, ''The Spanish Match: Prince Charles's Journey to Madrid, 1623'' (Ashgate, 2006), pp. 77-89.</ref> [[Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet|Richard Wynn]], a [[Lords and Gentlemen of the Bedchamber|Gentleman of the Bedchamber]], sailed with other members of the royal household in the ''Adventure'' from Portsmouth to join the Prince. Wynn's account of the journey describes the costumes of Spanish country people and aristocrats, and the difficulties and uncertainties of the journey.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZxpexAEACAAJ&pg=PA297 ''Historia vitae et regni Ricardi II'' (Oxford, 1729), pp. 297-241]</ref>

During the visit, Spanish [[national poet]] [[Pedro Calderón de la Barca]] made his debut as a [[playwright]] with ''Amor, honor y poder'' ("Love, honor, and power"), a [[verse drama]] about the life of King [[Edward III of England]], which was performed before the Prince at the [[Royal Alcázar of Madrid]] on 29 June 1623.<ref>[https://fundacionhispanobritanica.org/en/with-the-search-for-the-remains-of-calderon-we-remember-a-figure-that-united-all-those-who-were-different-2/ “WITH THE SEARCH FOR THE REMAINS OF CALDERÓN WE REMEMBER A FIGURE THAT UNITED ALL THOSE WHO WERE DIFFERENT”], [[Fundación Hispano Británica]], March 2021.</ref>

[[Francis Stuart (sailor)|Francis Stuart]] sailed to Castile in the ''[[English ship St George (1622)|St George]]'' bringing the patent creating the titles [[Duke of Buckingham]] and [[Earl of Coventry]].<ref>Norman Egbert McClure, ''Letters of John Chamberlain'', vol.2 (Philadelphia, 1932), pp. 491, 497: John Nichols, ''Progresses of James the First'', vol. 4 (London, 1828), p. 924: Frederick Devon, ''Issues of the Exchequer during the Reign of James I'' (London, 1836), p. 269.</ref> He also brought a parcel of jewels for Prince Charles, many of which had belonged to [[jewels of Anne of Denmark|Anne of Denmark]].<ref>Roy Strong, 'Three Royal Jewels: The Three Brothers, the Mirror of Great Britain and the Feather', ''The Burlington Magazine'', 108:760 (July 1966), pp. 350-353: ''HMC Mar & Kellie'', 2 (London, 1930), pp. 162, 167, 171.</ref> These included; the jewelled sword given to [[Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales]] during the masque ''[[Tethys' Festival]]''; the "Portugal diamond"; the "Cobham pearl"; jewelled head attires; and a ring with a diamond frog and a ruby set in its head.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/fderaconventione07ryme/page/74 Thomas Rymer, ''Foedera'', vol. 7 part 4 (Hague, 1739), pp. 75-6]</ref><ref>Robert Lemon, [https://archive.org/details/s2id13276800/page/148/mode/2up 'Warrant of Indemnity and Discharge to Lionel Earl of Middlesex, Lord High Treasurer, and to the other Commissioners of the Jewels, for having delivered certain Jewels to King James the First, which were sent by his Majesty into Spain', ''Archaeologia'', XXI (1827), pp. 148-57]</ref><ref>[[Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke]], ''Miscellaneous State Papers'', vol. 1 (London, 1778), pp. 406-8.</ref>

Though a secret treaty was signed, the Prince and Duke returned to England in October without the Infanta. On their way to [[Santander, Spain|Santander]] they visited [[El Escorial]], the [[Palace of Valsain]], the [[Alcázar of Segovia]], [[Valladolid]], [[Palencia]], and [[Frómista]].<ref>John Nichols, ''Progresses of James the First'', vol. 4 (London, 1828), pp. 913-19 quoting ''The Joyfull Returne of Charles, Prince of Great Brittaine'' (London, 1623), a translation of one of Almansa's works.</ref> There was open delight shown by sections of the British people.<ref>"There was an immense outbreak of popular joy, with fireworks, bell ringing and street parties." Croft, p 120.</ref>

==The Privy Council==
From 1617 the negotiations for the match had been handled by the [[Privy Council of England|Privy Council]]. In fact it was considered that there was a need for confidential dealings with Spanish counterparts, and a subcommittee of the council was set up for that reason; which later became a vehicle for discussion of foreign policy more generally, and persisted into the next reign.<ref>{{cite book|author=Joseph Robson Tanner|author-link=Joseph Robson Tanner|title=Constitutional Documents of the Reign of James I, A.D. 1603-1625|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rkk4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA129|year=1961|publisher=CUP Archive|page=129|id=GGKEY:H4D5R61RT8L}}</ref> The last word on the Spanish Match was the vote in the Privy Council to reject the Spanish terms, taking place in January 1624.<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=12085|title=Hamilton, James|first=David|last=Stevenson}}</ref>

==Aftermath==
Affronted by their treatment in Spain, Charles and Buckingham now turned James's Spanish policy on its head: they called for a French match and a war against the [[Habsburg Spain|Habsburg Spanish]] [[Spanish Empire|Empire]].<ref>Croft, pp  120–121.</ref> To raise the necessary finance, they prevailed upon James to call [[4th Parliament of King James I|another Parliament]], which met in February 1624. For once, the outpouring of anti-Catholic sentiment in the Commons was echoed in court, where control of policy had shifted from James to Charles and Buckingham,<ref>"The aging monarch was no match for the two men closest to him. By the end of the year, the prince and the royal favourite spoke openly against the Spanish marriage and pressured James to call a parliament to consider their now repugnant treaties...with hindsight...the prince's return from Madrid marked the end of the king's reign. The prince and the favourite encouraged popular anti-Spanish sentiments to commandeer control of foreign and domestic policy." Krugler, pp 63–4.</ref> who pressured the King to declare war and engineered the impeachment and imprisonment of the [[Lord Treasurer]], [[Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex]], when he opposed the idea on grounds of cost.<ref>"The lord treasurer fell not on largely unproven grounds of corruption, but as the victim of an alliance between warmongering elements at court and in Parliament." Croft, p 125.</ref>

Lord Bristol, though entirely blameless, was made the scapegoat for the failure of the match: he was recalled in disgrace, ordered to remain on his estates and later imprisoned for a time in the [[Tower of London]]. Charles thus antagonised one of his most gifted and trustworthy public servants, and they were not fully reconciled until the outbreak of the [[English Civil War]].

The outcome of the Parliament of 1624 was ambiguous: James still refused to declare war, but Charles believed the Commons had committed themselves to financing a war against Spain, a stance which was to contribute to his problems with Parliament in his own reign.<ref>"On that divergence of interpretation, relations between the future king and the Parliaments of the years 1625–9 were to founder." Croft, p 126.</ref> Charles eventually married [[Henrietta Maria]] of France.

==Gifts of jewels==
Charles was supplied with various jewels from the English royal collection to give as gifts. King James sent advice on this gift giving to his son in Spain.<ref>''Progresses of James the First'', vol. 4 (London, 1828), pp. 845-50.</ref> When Charles gave his farewells to the Spanish court, his presents included; to the King, a sword set with diamonds; to the [[Elisabeth of France, Queen of Spain|Queen]], two large diamonds, and a pair of earrings including diamonds as big as a bean; to the Infanta, a string of 250 pear shaped pearls; to [[Infante Carlos of Spain (1607–1632)|Don Carlos]], a pointed diamond; to the [[Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria|Cardinal]], a pectoral of topazes, diamonds, and pearls; to [[Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares]], the "Portugal diamond" set with a pendant pearl, as a substitute for the famous [[La Peregrina pearl]]; to the [[Inés de Zúñiga y Velasco|Countess of Olivares]], a diamond cross; to her daughter, Lady Maria de Guzman, a ring; four jewels each to the Duke of Híjar, the Marquis of Mondéjar, the King's Confessor, and the Bishop of Segovia; diamond rings for the gentlemen of the King's chamber; chains of gold for 14 pages, gold rings for the royal archers; to the Conde de la Puebla Maestre a chain of diamonds and a miniature of portrait of himself set with diamonds.<ref>''HMC Manuscripts of the Marquis of Bath'', vol. 2 (Dublin, 1907), pp. 72-3: ''Progresses of James the First'', vol. 4 (London, 1828), pp. 911-3.</ref>

A ship, the ''[[English ship Mary Rose (1623)|Mary Rose]]'', was sent to Spain to collect jewels returned to the English ambassador in July 1624. The ship was threatened by a storm during the return voyage.<ref>Thomas Birch & Folkestone Williams, ''Court and Times of James the First'', 2 (London: Colburn, 1849), pp. 465, 478.</ref>

==In popular fiction==
[[William Harrison Ainsworth]]'s 1865 novel ''[[The Spanish Match (novel)|The Spanish Match]]'' concerns itself with the journey to Spain and the negotiations.<ref>Carver, Stephen James. ''The Life and Works of the Lancashire Novelist William Harrison Ainsworth, 1850-1882''. Edwin Mellen Press, 2003. p.380</ref> The visit of Prince Charles is the background of the novel ''[[El capitán Alatriste]]'' (1996) by [[Arturo Pérez-Reverte]] and [[Alatriste|its film adaptation]].<ref>The English translation, ''Captain Alatriste: A swashbuckling tale of action and adventure'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=ahI1DwAAQBAJ&q=Buckingham was published in 2006]</ref>

In 2011, [[Sophia Institute Press]] released a novel based on historical events entitled ''The Spanish Match.''<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=pbqkAQAAQBAJ Google Books]</ref>

The Spanish Match is a large part of the plot in episode 7 of the [[Starz]] miniseries [[Mary & George]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Cossen |first=Florian |title=War |date=2024-05-17 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29215815/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |series=Mary & George |others=Julianne Moore, Nicholas Galitzine, Tony Curran}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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==References==
*Croft, Pauline (2003). ''King James.'' Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan. {{ISBN|0-333-61395-3}}.
*Krugler, John D. (2004). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Lo5Bbf1AqYAC English and Catholic: the Lords Baltimore in the Seventeenth Century]''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. {{ISBN|0-8018-7963-9}}.
*Willson, David Harris ([1956] 1963 ed). ''King James VI & I''. London: Jonathan Cape Ltd. {{ISBN|0-224-60572-0}}.

==Further reading==
*Nardone, Jean-Luc (ed.) (2020), ''The Spanish Match: Le mariage manqué du prince de Galles et de l'infante d'Espagne (1623)''. Toulouse: Presses Universitaires du Midi. {{ISBN|978-2810706891}}.
*Alexander Samson, ed. (2006), ''The Spanish Match: Prince Charles's Journey to Madrid, 1623'' Ashgate. {{ISBN|9781351881647}}
*Glyn Redworth (2003). ''The Prince and the Infanta: The Cultural Politics of the Spanish Match'' New Haven: Yale University Press. {{ISBN|0-300-10198-8}}. ([http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/paper/smuts.html Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060224013646/http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/paper/smuts.html |date=24 February 2006 }})
*Robert Cross (2007). "Pretense and Perception in the Spanish Match, or History in a Fake Beard". ''Journal of Interdisciplinary History''.  XXXVII:4 (Spring, 2007), 563–583. ([http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/journal_of_interdisciplinary_history/v037/37.4cross.html link to article])

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