Morocco–United Kingdom relations
Morocco–United Kingdom relations refers to the bilateral relations that exist between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United Kingdom. History. First exchanges. According to some accounts, in the beginning of the 13th century King John of England (1167–1216) sent an embassy to the Almohad Sultan Muhammad al-Nasir (1199–1213), requesting military support and an alliance against France. At home, King John was faced with a dire situation, in which his Barons revolted against him, he had been excommunicated by the Pope, and France was threatening to invade. The embassy of three was led by Bishop  Roger, and King John supposedly offered to convert to Islam and pay a tribute to al-Nasir in exchange for his help. Al-Nasir apparently dismissed the proposal. Anglo-Moroccan alliance. Relations developed following the sailing of "The Lion" to Morocco in 1551. According to Richard Hakluyt, quoting Edmund Hogan, ruler "Abdelmelech" (Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I) bore ""a greater affection to our Nation than to others because of our religion, which forbids the worship of Idols"". In 1585, the establishment of the English Barbary Company, trade developed between England and the Barbary states, and especially Morocco. Diplomatic relations  and an alliance were established between Elizabeth and the Barbary states. Queen Elizabeth sent her Minister Roberts to the Moroccan emperor Ahmad al-Mansur to reside in Morocco and obtain advantages for English traders. England entered in a trading relationship with Morocco detrimental to Spain, selling armour, ammunition, timber, metal in exchange for Moroccan sugar, in spite of a Papal ban. prompting the Papal Nuncio in Spain to say of Elizabeth I: ""there is no evil that is not devised by that woman, who, it is perfectly plain, succoured Mulocco (Abd al-Malik) with arms, and especially with artillery"". 1600  embassy. In 1600, Abd al-Wahid bin Mas'ud, the principal secretary to the Moroccan sultan Mawlay Ahmad al-Mansur, visited England as an ambassador to the court of queen Elizabeth I. Abd al-Wahid bin Mas'ud spent six months at the court of Elizabeth, in order to negotiate an alliance against Spain. The Moroccan ruler wanted the help of an English fleet to invade Spain, Elizabeth refused, but welcomed the embassy as a sign of insurance, and instead accepted to establish commercial agreements. Queen Elizabeth and king Ahmad continued to discuss various plans for combined military operations, with Elizabeth requesting  a payment of 100,000 pounds in advance to king Ahmad for the supply of a fleet, and Ahmad asking for a tall ship to be sent to get the money. Discussions however remained inconclusive, and both rulers died within two years of the embassy. Later relations. The English Garrison of the Colony of Tangier was almost constantly under attack by locals who considered themselves "mujahideen" fighting a holy war. The Earl of Teviot and around 470 members of the garrison were killed in an ambush beside Jew's Hill. Although the attempt by Sultan Moulay Ismail of Morocco to seize  the Tangier had been unsuccessful, a crippling blockade by the Jaysh al-Rifi ultimately forced the English to withdraw. A treaty signed in 1728 extended the privileges, especially those pertaining to the safe-conduct of English nationals. In the 19th century, Edward Drummond-Hay and his son John Drummond-Hay served as the British consuls-general at Tangier for decades, shaping the country's policies and survival during the Scramble for Africa. The Anglo-Moroccan Accords, also known as the Anglo-Moroccan Treaties of Friendship, were signed on 9 December 1856. This helped prolong Morocco's independence, but reduced its  ability to maintain royal trade monopolies within the country and reduced its ability to charge tariffs on foreign commerce. Moroccan Embassy. The Moroccan embassy is located in London. United Kingdom Embassy. The United Kingdom embassy is located in Rabat.