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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dafydd, post: 26797039, member: 86815&quot;]Beautiful coin [USER=10461]@lordmarcovan[/USER] While England didn&#039;t sign the Peace of Westphalia as a major combatant, the war served as a catalyst for the domestic tensions that eventually led to the execution of Charles I. They were very much involved—just mostly from the sidelines and the wallet.</p><p>There were opposing sides, Parliament wanted a naval war against Spain (which was cheaper and more profitable), while the Kings wanted to fund land campaigns in Germany. About 60,000 British mercenaries were involved and Charles launched military campaigns to help the Huguenots (French Protestants) and restore Frederick to the Palatinate. These campaigns were disorganised and didn&#039;t end well.</p><p>It was a question of sitting on the fence , funding what suited individual purposes and looking for opportunity. Eventually it led to the English Civil and Charles&#039; execution. So whilst Britain wasn&#039;t officially actively involved, it changed the course of our history.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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