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English Tangier was the period in Moroccan history in which the city of Tangier was occupied by England as part of its colonial empire from 1661 to 1684. Tangier had been under Portuguese control before Charles II of England acquired the city as part of the dowry when he married the Portuguese infanta Catherine.
Why was Tangier English? In an age of constant war and religious division, English Tangier can't be viewed in a vacuum. Discover how and why England came to control a port town on the far side of Europe.
How did the English colonial experiment in Tangier end in failure and disgrace? This article explores the strategic, economic, and ideological challenges that undermined the English presence in the Mediterranean and provoked a public controversy over Stuart imperialism.
In recent years interest in English Tangier has been revived among historians, who have come to see it as the early makings of the British Empire. Yet many primary and secondary sources get even the most basic details of Tangier's location, geography and culture wrong.
Nov 9, 2023 · The Last Days of English Tangier. The Out-Letter Book of Governor Percy Kirke, 1681–1683 is available online and in hardback print. Fellows and Members of the Society have online access to this latest volume, and all 400 Camden volumes of primary sources, dating from 1838 to 2023.
Tangier ( / tænˈdʒɪər / tan-JEER; Arabic: طنجة, romanized : Ṭanjah, [tˤandʒa], [tˤanʒa]) or Tangiers is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is the capital of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Tangier-Assilah Prefecture of Morocco.
acquisition of Tangier constitutes an attempt to upgrade English prestige by claiming a place in the Mediterranean, a central zone of Old World power and empire and, at that point, still the most important sphere of English overseas trade.
