Cautionary Towns
The Cautionary Towns, three towns in the Dutch Republic garrisoned by English troops from 1585, were named for being given to Queen Elizabeth I as security for the Dutch rebels repaying her for assisting the Dutch revolt. The towns were Brielle (Briel), Vlissingen (Flushing) and Fort Rammekens on the island of Walcheren. Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester was made governor of Flushing in 1588. The first English governor of Brielle was Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, succeeded by Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway who named his daughter Brilliana in honour of the city.
2nd Spanish ArmadaAddled ParliamentAnglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)BrielleBrilliana, Lady HarleyChristopher_MarloweEdward Conway, 1st Viscount ConwayEnglish overseas possessionsHorace Vere, 1st Baron Vere of TilburyJohn Throckmorton (died 1624)Richard BainesRobert Sidney, 1st Earl of LeicesterThomas Cecil, 1st Earl of ExeterTreaty of London (1604)Treaty of NonsuchVlissingen
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Cautionary Towns
The Cautionary Towns, three towns in the Dutch Republic garrisoned by English troops from 1585, were named for being given to Queen Elizabeth I as security for the Dutch rebels repaying her for assisting the Dutch revolt. The towns were Brielle (Briel), Vlissingen (Flushing) and Fort Rammekens on the island of Walcheren. Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester was made governor of Flushing in 1588. The first English governor of Brielle was Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, succeeded by Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway who named his daughter Brilliana in honour of the city.
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