"The Sultan & The Queen - Untold Story of Elizabeth & Islam" by Jerry Brotton (2016)

[Rudolph]

Queen Elizabeth I of England reached out to Islamic leaders "for hard-nosed political and commercial reasons," says author Jerry Brotton.

The Secret History of Elizabeth I's Alliance With Islam

[GeorgiePorgy]

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[Dawn Piercy]

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[Mbruno]

Originally Posted by Rudolph

Queen Elizabeth I of England reached out to Islamic leaders "for hard-nosed political and commercial reasons," says author Jerry Brotton.

The Secret History of Elizabeth I's Alliance With Islam

She was not the only European monarch to do so. Earlier, King Francis I of France is well-known to have sought an alliance with the Turks against their common enemy , Charles V (Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain).

[Countessmeout]

Certainly. The alliance formed by Francis and Suileman was extremely succesful. It lasted over two centuries, ending in napoleonic times.

It led to a much less succesful Hapsburg-Persian alliance. Charles V turned to the Persians in aid against the Turks. It certainly had a much shorter life span or success rate as the Franco-Turk one.