Abstract
This chapter investigates the links between British public opinion and British foreign policy towards the Netherlands from the end of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1784) to the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1815). Focusing mainly on the influences of the received notions, popular stereotyping and common memory of latent public opinion, the chapter shows how far British politicians relied on preconceived ideas rather than proven intelligence in formulating their policies. The chapter also examines how far active public opinion was taken into account during the formulation of foreign policy towards the Netherlands during this fraught period of alliance, enmity, warfare and revolution.
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