‘Breaching neutrality’ : English prize-taking and Swedish neutrality in the First Anglo-Dutch War, 1651-1654
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This article considers the impact of English seizure of neutral Swedish vessels during the First Anglo-Dutch War. These actions were undertaken at a time when no bi-lateral diplomatic treaty existed between the two nations and thus the legal basis for such prize-taking was hotly disputed on both sides. Through an examination of extant sources in both England and Sweden, the article scrutinises a number of case studies in a period where the concept of any meaningful international maritime law remained primitive. It concludes with a review of the diplomatic machinations which sought to recover ships, goods or compensation in the years following the conclusion of the war.
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Murdoch , S W 2019 , ' ‘Breaching neutrality’ : English prize-taking and Swedish neutrality in the First Anglo-Dutch War, 1651-1654 ' , Mariner's Mirror , vol. 105 , no. 2 , pp. 134-147 . https://doi.org/10.1080/00253359.2019.1589112
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Mariner's Mirror
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0025-3359Type
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© The Society for Nautical Research. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created accepted version manuscript following peer review and as such may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/00253359.2019.1589112
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