Duke of york biography 1664
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| Dukedom indicate York | |
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Coat of Encirclement of Ruler Albert, Duke of York | |
| Creation date | 21 Apr |
| Creation | Eighth |
| Monarch | King Martyr VI |
| Peerage | Peerage catch the Common Kingdom |
| First holder | The Prince Arthur |
| Present holder | Prince Albert, Duke hark back to York |
| Remainder to | the 1st Duke's heirs maleof the body lawfully begotten |
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| Status | Extant |
| Seat(s) | Royal Lodge,Windsor |
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The life and family of the Quaker William Penn
In many writings on the life of the Quaker William Penn much is made of his close relationship with James, Duke of York (later King James II) and how this relationship was advantageous to Penn being able to establish his &#;Holy Experiment&#; of Pennsylvania.
It is therefore pertinent to take a look at Penn&#;s royal friend to gain an understanding of both William Penn himself and the times through which he lived.
The Duke of York was the main shareholder in and the director of the Company of Royal Adventurers Trading in Africa; established at the time of the restoration of the English monarchy in The shareholders in this Company were a combination of the Stuart Royal family along with a number of wealthy London merchants. The Company established London&#;s monopoly of the English slave trade. It created slave ports on the West coast of Africa where British-produced goods were exchanged for Africans who were then transported as slaves to colonies in the Caribbean and the Americas.
In , the Duke of York, as Admiral of the Navy, annexed the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam (it was then renamed New York in his honour). When the Duke took over New York one of the first actions of the new authority was to grant the colony port pr
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New Netherlands Becomes New York
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Between and , the Dutch fought three naval wars with England. The English had hoped to wrest control of shipping and trading from the Dutch but failed. As a result of these conflicts, the Dutch won what is now Surinam from England, while the English received New Netherlands from the Dutch. In , the English sent a fleet to seize New Netherlands, which surrendered without a fight. The English renamed the colony New York, after James, the Duke of York, who had received a charter to the territory from his brother King Charles II. The Dutch briefly recaptured New Netherlands in , but the colony was returned to the English the next year.
Under Dutch rule, New Netherlands had suffered from ethnic tension, political instability, and protracted Indian warfare, which retarded immigration. Similar problems persisted under English administration. One source of tension was the Duke of York's refusal to permit a representative assembly, which was not established until
Another source of tension was the "patroon" system, which the Dutch West India Company set up in to promote settlement. Patroons were given huge estates, which they