6. Spanish Armada Flashcards
Reasons for the armada: x3
- Phillips personal aims
- Events in the Netherlands
- Actions of English privateers in the Spanish Main
Phillips personal aims:
Phillip was …….. when he was married to ……., he wanted to marry ……. , he felt slighted by this
Co-ruler of England
Mary Tudor
Elizabeth but she rejected him
Philip was a ……. and wanted to stop the spread of ……. And he believed his plans to invade England were a …….
Strong Catholic
Protestantism
‘holy crusade’
Philip wanted to ensure that Spain remained the ……..
largest and strongest empire in Europe
Events in the Netherlands
Philip wanted to ………
Take revenge for Elizabeth’s support of Protestant rebels in the Netherlands
Elizabeth signed the Treaty of Nonsuch in …… (after the ….. of the Dutch Protestant rebel leader …….) she agreed to fund the Dutch Protestants fighting ………
1585
Murder
William of Orange
against the Spanish Duke of Parma
Elizabeth became the …….. and sent a force of ……. to help maintain the rebellion
Protector of Dutch Protestants
5000 troops and 1000 cavalry
Actions of English privateers in Spanish Main
During ……. Elizabeth encouraged ……. Travelling across the Atlantic ……..
1570s and 80s
English privateers to attack Spanish treasure trips
Bringing gold and silver from the Spanish Main to Spain
The English also …….. in central and south America
attacked the Spanish settlements
In …… Sir Francis Drake attacked the Spanish port of …… in the Caribbean and …….
1572
Nombre de Dias
ambushed Spanish treasure ships
In …… drake undertook a 3 year around the world……. Where he launched ………
An estimate of …….. was taken in …….. Elizabeth knighted Drake on his return in …..
1577
journey on his ship the Golden Hind
several surprise attacks on Spanish treasure ships
£200 million (todays money)
jewels gold and silver
1581
PHILIPS PLAN FOR INVASION pt1
- sail the armada ……. into the ……. destroying the ……..
- advance through the ……. And anchor the Spanish fleets ……
north of Lisbon along the coasts of Spain and France
English Channel
English fleet in the channel
English Channel
Off Calais
PHILIPS PLAN FOR INVASION pt2
- A force of ……… would arrive from the Netherlands and gather in …… ready to invade England - led by ……
17,000 experienced Spanish soldiers
Dunkirk (northern France)
Duke of Parma
PHILIPS PLAN FOR INVASION pt3
- The Armada would protect …….. to invade England
- Parma’s army would land in ……, travel up the …… and …….
Parma’s soldiers as they crossed the English Channel from Dunkirk
Kent
River Thames to London
Overthrow Elizabeth
PROBLEMS WITH PHILIPS PLAN pt1
- Drake attacked the …… at Cadiz (port in ……) in ……
- Drake destroyed ….. ships and tonnes of ……. set aside for barrels
- Drakes attack …….. and allowed England more …..
Spanish fleet
Northern Spain
April 1587
37
seasoned timber supplies
Delayed the attack by a year
time to prepare