▁Catherine ' s ▁dow ry ▁of ▁Tang ier ▁( in ▁North ▁Africa ) ▁and ▁the ▁Seven ▁islands ▁of ▁Bomb ay ▁( the ▁latter ▁having ▁a ▁major ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁in ▁India ), ▁together ▁with ▁trad ing ▁privileges ▁in ▁Brazil ▁and ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies , ▁religious ▁and ▁commercial ▁freedom ▁in ▁Portugal ▁and ▁two ▁million ▁Portuguese ▁crow ns ▁( about ▁£ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ); ▁while ▁Portugal ▁obtained ▁military ▁and ▁naval ▁support ▁against ▁Spain ▁and ▁liberty ▁of ▁worship ▁for ▁Catherine . ▁Catherine ▁journey ed ▁from ▁Portugal ▁to ▁Port sm outh ▁on ▁ 1 3 – 1 4 ▁May ▁ 1 6 6 2 , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁visited ▁by ▁Charles ▁there ▁until ▁ 2 0 ▁May . ▁The ▁next ▁day ▁the ▁couple ▁were ▁married ▁at ▁Port sm outh ▁in ▁two ▁cer emon ies — a ▁Catholic ▁one ▁conducted ▁in ▁secret , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁public ▁Ang lic an ▁service . ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁in ▁an ▁un pop ular ▁move , ▁Charles ▁sold ▁D unk irk ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁cousin ▁King ▁Louis ▁XIV ▁of ▁France ▁for ▁about ▁£ 3 7 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁channel ▁port , ▁although ▁a ▁valuable ▁strateg ic ▁out post , ▁was ▁a ▁d rain ▁on ▁Charles ' s ▁limited ▁fin ances . ▁ ▁Before ▁Charles ' s ▁rest oration , ▁the ▁Navigation ▁Act s ▁of ▁ 1 6 5 0 ▁had ▁hurt ▁Dutch ▁trade ▁by ▁giving ▁English ▁vessels ▁a ▁mon opol y , ▁and ▁had ▁started