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The Cabal ministry or the CABAL / k ə ˈ b æ l / / k ə ˈ b ɑː l / refers to a group of high councillors of King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1668 to c. 1674.. The term Cabal has a double meaning in this context.
Foreign nations and their agents also had a vested interest in lobbying either way on the issue, as the leaders of the Cabal ministry (Arlington and Clifford) were allied with Catholic France against the Protestant Dutch in the Third Anglo-Dutch War; after the fall of the Cabal ministry, the pro-Dutch First Danby ministry came to power.
Cabal ministry; Ministry of the Chits; Clarendon ministry; E. List of English chief ministers; F. First Danby ministry; P. Privy Council ministry This page ...
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1 August 1630 – 17 October 1673) was an English statesman who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1672 when he was created Baron Clifford.
Clarendon ministry (1660–1668) Cabal ministry (1668–1674) First Danby ministry (1674–1679) Privy Council ministry (1679) Ministry of the Chits (1679–1688)
The title was created in 1624 for John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, Berwickshire.The second Earl was created Duke of Lauderdale and by popular naming represented the "L" in the Cabal ministry, an acronym which amounted to the first major, perennial delegation of power from the monarch to a cabinet.
A cabal is a group of people who are united in some close design, usually to promote their private views or interests in an ideology, a state, or another community, often by intrigue and usually without the knowledge of those who are outside their group.
The first Danby ministry was the name of the governmental body led by The Earl of Danby during the reign of Charles II.It was the successor of the Cabal ministry which fell from power when the Catholicism of some members became a problem for parliament.