History professor blogs on the 1663-84 English possession of Tangier, Morocco

Lou Roper, professor in the Department of History and a SUNY Distinguished Professor, wrote a guest blog article for Medieval and Early Modern Orients (MEMOs) on the late seventeenth-century English possession of the city of Tangier, Morocco.

Tangier was acquired by England as part of the dowry brought by the Portuguese Princess Catherine of Braganza for her marriage to King Charles II of England in 1663, but was abandoned two decades later to the Moroccan Sultan Moulay Ismail Ibn Sharif.

The post contributes to the mission of MEMOs, a project funded by the United Kingdom’s Arts and Humanities Research Council that advances knowledge and understanding of the early interactions between England and the Islamic Worlds.

The blog is designed as “an accessible space to reveal the exciting discoveries of researchers as they navigate the seas of history and literature, and investigate the intersecting webs of our pasts”  and offers “a space for researchers, practitioners and anyone with an interest to connect and stay up-to-date with news and events in the field, as well as the work of colleagues and specialists.”

Roper has been renowned for his scholarship in the areas of Early Modern England and colonization since he joined the New Paltz faculty in 1995.

In 2019, he became the 15th faculty member in New Paltz history to be named a SUNY Distinguished Professor, the highest academic rank in the state university system.

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