Elizabeth foreign policy Flashcards
What where her foreign policy aims?
Improve trade
Protect England’s borders
Protect the throne
Avoid war
Relations with Spain
Religious rivalry - Spain wanted England to be Catholic
Political rivalry - Spain and England rivals for power in Europe and America
Trade and commercial rivalry - England trying to take over Spanish trade in America
England involvement with Dutch - Spain wanted England to stop interfering with the Dutch rebellion
Spain’s empire
South snd Central America and Caribbean mostly
Controlled Holland
Made Spain more rich and powerful
The Netherland’s
Had significant Protestant population aswell as a Catholic one
Important trading partner to England
Was part of Spanish empire and important to Spain for strategic and trading reasons
When was the Dutch revolt?
1566
What did the Duke of Alba do in 1567
Took troops to the Netherlands to stamp out the revolt and Protestantism
What did Elizabeth want the Spanish allow the Dutch to be?
An autonomy
How did Elizabeth get involved in the revolt?
She secretly sent soldiers to help the Dutch and allowed English privateers to attack Spanish ships
What did Spanish soldiers do in 1576?
Smashed up Antwerp
What was the Pacification of Ghent?
The list of demands the Dutch Protestants and Catholics made to stop the Spanish religious persecution and for them to leave. Elizabeth funded the rebels
What did Spain do in 1577?
Agreed to the pacification but 6 months later sent troops to gain full control again. Eliza the sent mercenaries
What happened in 1580-84
Spain gained full control of the Netherlands
How much Spanish silver did Sir Francis Drake steal in 1572?
£40,000
When did Drake circumnavigate the globe?
1577-80
