59. Domestic Effects Of War With Spain Flashcards
What was purchased from Raleigh?
The flagship, the Ark Royal
Why were ships remodelled?
To give more room for artillery
What were the lords lieutenants ordered to do?
Review the local militias, train troops in the use of firearms, survey possible landing spaces for an invading fleet and build defences in such places
Who was interned?
Recusants whose loyalty was in doubt
Where was an army assembled?
Tilbury
How large was the army assembled at tilbury?
12,500 men
Who assembled the army at tilbury?
The earl of Leicester
Where were there more troops?
6000 at sandwich and more in London under Lord hunsdon
How much money did elizabeth raise from forced loans from the wealthy?
£75,000
How much money did elizabeth borrow from the city of London?
£56,000 at 10% interest
When did elizabeth give a famous speech?
August 1588
What did elizabeth say in her famous speech?
Mounted on a white horse, she said ‘I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and a king of England too.’
When was a thanksgiving service held?
November 1588
Where was a service of thanksgiving held?
St Paul’s cathedral
What did elizabeth do at the thanksgiving service?
She commissioned a celebratory medal, with the words ‘God blew his wind and they were scattered’
What happened because of elizabeth’s debts?
She couldn’t pay her sailors in full, and their condition was made worse by disease in the ports as the ships were laid up
What happened after the defeat of the armada?
More armadas wee prepared and invasion scares persisted through the 1590s
Who did elizabeth license to prey on Spanish shipping?
Privateers
What did elizabeth seize half the profits from?
The seizure of the Madre de Dios
When did elizabeth seize nearly half the profits from the seizure of the madre de dios?
1592
Why did elizabeth lose her £20,000 investment?
Spanish fleet escaped from Thomas Howard in 1591
