Elizabeth's Foreign Policy Flashcards
What was the Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis?
Peace negotiations between England, France and Spain.
What were the terms of the Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis?
Calais would be held by the French for 8 years and after that England would get it back or receive monetary compensation for its loss.
Whose marriage proposal did Elizabeth decline?
Philip’s
Why were the Guise family an issue?
They were allowing Scotland to be used as a base for French attacks on the English.
When was the Treaty of Edinburgh signed?
1560
What were the terms of the Treaty of Edinburgh?
French and English troops withdraw from Scotland
When was the Treaty of Hampton Court signed?
1562
What were the terms of the Treaty of Hampton Court?
Elizabeth promised loans and military aid to the Hugeunots.
Where did Elizabeth seize control of and why?
Le Havre - tried to exchange it for Calais (failed)
When was the Treaty of Blois?
1572
What were the terms of the Treaty of Blois?
France abandoned claims of Mary Stuart to the throne of England.
England and Spain established a defensive league which was intended to prevent possibility of Spanish aggression against either.
When was the Massacre of St Bartholomew’s day?
24th August 1572
What happened at the Massacre of St Bartholomew’s Day?
3,000 Hugeunots killed
Who else did Elizabeth have marriage negotiations with?
Duke of Anjou
When did Henry IV convert to Catholicism?
1593
Why was Elizabeth reluctant to send troops to support rebels in the Netherlands?
She didn’t like rebellion.
England lacked military muscle to face commander like Alva in battle.
Limited finances.
When did Elizabeth take the Spanish bullion and why?
1568 - prevented the money from going to Alva
When was Elizabeth ex-communicated?
1570
When did the Spanish government go bankrupt?
1575
Why was war with Spain not inevitable by 1573?
Representatives of Alva and Elizabeth had concluded a treaty (Convention of Nymegen) for the resumption of trade between Spain and England.
English government withdrew support for raids on Spanish shipping in the Indies.
What was the tipping point for Elizabeth to intervene in the Netherlands?
Philip seizing English shipping in Spanish ports.
When was the Treaty of Nonsuch signed?
1585
What were the terms of the Treaty of Nonsuch?
Elizabeth would send 5,000 troops and 1,000 cavalry to the Netherlands towns of Brill and Flushing as security for the expenditure but rejected the offer of sovereignty over the provinces.
Why did the Spanish decide to invade England?
Because of English involvement in the Netherlands.
When was the Spanish Armada?
1588
How many Spanish ships were seized or sunk by the English navy?
4
How were most of the Spanish fleet destroyed?
In a storm off the coasts of Ireland and Scotland
