“The interests of our Allies”: Allied public diplomacy in Britain and the making of the Treaty of Utrecht

Between late summer 1711, when secret Anglo-French negotiations to end the War of the Spanish Succession became public, and the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht in April 1713, Britain’s political discourse focused principally on the making of peace. While this discourse has been closely studied, coi...

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Published in17 - 18 Vol. 79; no. 79
Main Author Tuffnell, Kevin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Société d'études anglo-américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles 28.12.2022
Société d'Etudes Anglo-Américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles
Subjects
political discourse
public opinion
Treaty of Utrecht
War of the Spanish Succession
Treaty of Utrecht
traité d’Utrecht
guerre de Succession d’Espagne
opinion publique
War of the Spanish Succession
public opinion
discours politique
political discourse
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Summary:Between late summer 1711, when secret Anglo-French negotiations to end the War of the Spanish Succession became public, and the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht in April 1713, Britain’s political discourse focused principally on the making of peace. While this discourse has been closely studied, coinciding as it did with the emergence of Habermas’s model public sphere, the role of Britain’s Allies in it has received relatively little attention. Following recent studies in the field of public diplomacy, this paper seeks to redress the balance, demonstrating how the Allies intervened in British political discourse to influence public opinion, Parliament and the negotiations in pursuit of their diplomatic objectives.
ISSN:0291-3798
2117-590X
DOI:10.4000/1718.10197