elizabeth foreign policy spain

Question 1

when did the civil war between netherlands and spain break out?

Answer 1

1566

Question 2

how many troops did the duke of alba send to support the war

Answer 2

10,000

Question 3

why did elizabeth want the netherlands to win the war?

Answer 3

• english cloth trade depended on antwerp
• the loss of birttany and calais previously in tudors meant that the channel was becoming ever more insecure wanted to make sure spain didnt have control of the channel
• protestant ally of netherlands

Question 4

Why did Elizabeth have to be careful supporting the netherlands?

Answer 4

• had to be careful to not antagonise spain so remined cautious about her distance from rebels

Question 5

what issues within the court did the spanish netherlands civil war cause

Answer 5

two facotrs arose of the peace party who felt war with spain was beyong englands capabilties and the faction who favoured military action

Question 6

how long did the conflict at court last

Answer 6

20 years

Question 7

what ministers were in the war faction

Answer 7

leicster and walsingham

Question 8

when was de spec made ambassafor of spain in england and why was he a threat

Answer 8

1568

hardline catholic who was involved in the essex rebellion in 1569

Question 9

what was the first sign of naval conflict between spain and england?

Answer 9

1568 spanish fleets attacked john hawkins fleet at the visceroy of mexico
jesus of lubek ship

Question 10

what was the treaty of blois and when was it

Answer 10

an anglo-french defensive alliance against spain

1572

Question 11

why did the treaty of blois fail

Answer 11

because Elizabeth was not prepared to go to war but instead kept up unofficial support for the Huguenots

Question 12

when did elizabeth begin to endorse netherland rebels financially

Answer 12

1581 elizabeth began to fund dutch rebels to resist the new duke of parama

made philip to begin to consider proper attack on england

Question 13

when was the treaty of joinville and what was it

Answer 13

1584 signed between french and spanish catholic

could mean that if philip invades england france wont ally england

Question 14

what was the treaty of norsuch

Answer 14

1585
elizabeth signed a deal with the dutch rebels sending 5,000 troops and 1,000 cavalry

elizabeth made protector of netherlands

Question 15

when did drake raid spanish ships at cadiz and why was this positive

Answer 15

1587

delayed the aramda for a year

Question 16

when did the armada happen

Answer 16

1588

Question 17

what fundamental flaws did the spanish fleet have

Answer 17

• plan to sail to netherlands and go from there meant there was enough time for elizabeth to find out and prepare
• south-westerly winds
• poorly lead dy duke of medina
• philip though that even the news of an armada would make elizabeth back down in the netherlands

Question 18

what strengths did british troops have?

Answer 18

• excellent naval techniques
• posited themselves with the winds allowing them to use long range guns
• use of fireships

Question 19

what was the main battle of the armada called?

Answer 19

the battle of gravelines 29th july

Question 20

what signficance in england was there of the defeat of the armada

Answer 20

• showed gods approval of elizabeth’s government

Question 21

when did drake countine the war by trying to counter attack spain to portugal?

Answer 21

1589

Question 22

what went wrong with drakes protugal trip?

Answer 22

went with 15,000 men but failues due to there not being a portugaeese rising in thier favour

many men died of disease

Question 23

when did effingham and raleigh caputre cadiz?

Answer 23

1596

80,000 men went and distroyed 50 ships

Question 24

how many armadas were there in total?

Answer 24

4

last one posed a threat as after the troubles in ireland the spanish laded there but were defeated

Question 25

succsess of FP

Answer 25

• reigned for nearly half a century with no invastions
• set foundations of british empire up by creating trade with india
• overseads trade strengtheded englands future economy

Question 26

failures of FP

Answer 26

• war cost a lot of money
• economic depression inthe 1590s
• estimated that elizabeth was sending 2x more than her revenues nromally yilded
• selling of corwn lands deprived later monarchs of regular income