What Was the Primary Reason Parliament Denounced the Proposed Marriage

question 25

Multiple Choice

What was the primary reason Parliament denounced the proposed marriage of Charles I to a Spanish princess?

• A)It feared such a marriage would open England to a pro-Catholic foreign policy.
• B)It thought such a marriage would open England to excessive financial involvement in the New World.
• C)It thought such a marriage would allow Spain to have an expanded role in English internal affairs.
• D)It feared such a marriage would allow a Spanish ruler to inherit the English throne.
• E)It feared such a marriage would give Spain control of the English Navy.

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