HIST 1100 Lecture 9: Quaker Pennsylvania
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William penn, 1644-1718: william penn"s father and grandfather were merchants until shut down by spanish, william penn sr. "s career at sea. On the eve of the english civil war. Either had to do this or resign; resigning would have meant maintaining loyalty to the overthrown crown. Not many were still around; most had resigned. Was eventually promoted to admiral: william sr. "s dispute with oliver cromwell. Cromwell didn"t think his nephew was in a high enough position during the raid. Eventually restored, but humiliated: penn under charles ii. Penn worked to restore monarchy and was greatly rewarded. From merchant on the mediterranean to a knight: the admiral and king james. Penn was second to james, not yet king, but duke of york, the king"s brother; 1665 battle with dutch in english channel. Penn takes blame for not pursuing dutch after english victory. Gains favor of the royal family; saved face for james (who was not a sea-man)
