Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- 1 The making of a diplomat, 1863–1903
- 2 Crete: consulship and civil war, 1903–1906
- 3 Washington: Imperial affairs and arbitration, 1906–1908
- 4 Budapest and Berne: prelude to the Great War, 1908–1913
- 5 Stockholm: war and diplomacy in neutral northern Europe, 1913–1916
- 6 Stockholm: diplomacy and war in neutral northern Europe, 1916–1918
- 7 Paris: Poland, the Baltic States, and the Treaty of Versailles, 1918–1919
- 8 Madrid: Anglo-Spanish relations, 1919–1924
- 9 Washington redux: rebuilding good relations, 1924–1927
- 10 Washington redux: meeting the American challenge, 1927-1930
- Epilogue and conclusion ‘A great ambassador’
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
8 - Madrid: Anglo-Spanish relations, 1919–1924
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 October 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- 1 The making of a diplomat, 1863–1903
- 2 Crete: consulship and civil war, 1903–1906
- 3 Washington: Imperial affairs and arbitration, 1906–1908
- 4 Budapest and Berne: prelude to the Great War, 1908–1913
- 5 Stockholm: war and diplomacy in neutral northern Europe, 1913–1916
- 6 Stockholm: diplomacy and war in neutral northern Europe, 1916–1918
- 7 Paris: Poland, the Baltic States, and the Treaty of Versailles, 1918–1919
- 8 Madrid: Anglo-Spanish relations, 1919–1924
- 9 Washington redux: rebuilding good relations, 1924–1927
- 10 Washington redux: meeting the American challenge, 1927-1930
- Epilogue and conclusion ‘A great ambassador’
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
If the people of [Spain] only felt that we want to be friends I have little doubt they would respond. What they resent is just that the Spanish people are so often considered a ‘byword for cruelty, incompetence and corruption’. They call this the ‘leyenda negra’. I have often to put pressure on myself to avoid an attitude of irritation at happenings here. But I believe it pays not to give way to this natural irritation.
Howard, February 1922Howard remained in Paris for ten days after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, tying up loose ends in the Baltic Commission and saying farewells to friends and colleagues he expected not to see for some time. Then, with his work finished, he and Isa returned to Britain to spend the summer vacation with their sons in Cumberland and Scotland. Until September, the family enjoyed six carefree weeks of visiting relatives, hiking, boating, and picnicking in the Lake District, relishing the company of one another. He took the two oldest boys, Esme and Francis, on their first bird-shooting parties and spent as much time as he could with the three younger ones. He even bought two bicycles on which he – at the age of 56 – and each son in turn used to go on day trips on the roads and pathways near Ullswater. Knowing that he would soon be posted abroad again, he felt the need to surround himself with his loved ones.
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- Esme HowardA Diplomatic Biography, pp. 234 - 268Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1989