Talk:Secret treaty of Dover

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Secret treaty of Dover was a good article nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There are suggestions below for improving the article. Once these are addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Reviewed version: October 2, 2006

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[edit] GA Comment

There aren't any in-line cites, and only one reference for this article. Whilst the article seems otherwise alright, it's hard to accept it without them. Adam Cuerden talk 18:00, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

This article suffers in its coverage (criterion 3). The topic is too narrowly focussed which is why there wouldn't be too much to say other than the three paragraphs of the first section. The second section is mainly about another topic, the Third Anglo-Dutch War. That article also suffers in the breadth of its coverage. I would suggest both articles be merged and expanded in order to satisfy criterion 3. The merged article can then be renominated to for GA. RelHistBuff 12:28, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
I'm not sure about the recommendation for merger, but the coverage is definitely lacking. From reading Macaulay, I get the impression that most of the privy council knew there was to be a treaty, but that the more obnoxious clauses were concealed from all but a few. When did details of the secret provisions become known, and what were the political consequences? Choess 03:36, 5 October 2006 (UTC)