Elizabeth-Spain Flashcards
Who was Sir Francis Drake and When was he hired
He was the most famous privateer for Elizabeth
1572
What are the four reasons for the relationship between English and Spanish deteriorating
Trade and commercial rivalry
Religious rivalry
Political rivalry
The Netherlands
Trade and commercial rivalry between England and Spain
- Elizabeth used to Sir Francis Drake to rob the Spanish
- English trade mainly went through the Netherlands however it was captured by Spain and run by them
- Spain controlled much of a new world and then allow other countries to trade there(That was valuable crops such as tobacco and sugar and huge supplies of silver)
What did Drake do in 1572
Drake went to Panama where he captured £40,000 worth of Spanish silver
What did Drake do in 1577
Elizabeth gave in secret is to attack Spains colonies in the new world
- He set off with five ships and then returned home with only the Golden Hind
- He came with £400,000 worth of treasure
What did Elizabeth do which Philip was out raged by
Break was knighted upon the Golden Hind
Political and religious rivalry
Catholics or Protestant ism and something dangerous that had to be stamped out.
-Philip was out raged with the religious settlement in 1559 And after penalties against Catholics increased in the 1570s he became even more angry
Other countries competed for wealth and territory
The Netherlands
In 1572 Protestants in the Netherlands rebelled against Spanish rule
– Philip sent a huge army against them
– she was up reluctant to war
Instead she indirectly helped the Dutch Protestants to resist a Spanish by using her priority is to attack them, she also pursued friendly relations of France, she encouraged others to fight the Spanish in the Netherlands
What was the Spanish fury
The Spanish government in the Netherlands were bankrupt and after months of unpaid work the soldiers undertook the sacking of Antwerp In November 15 76
What is the Spanish fury lead to
This led to the 17 Dutch provinces uniting together again Spain and they drop the pacification of Ghent
was the pacification of Ghent
Demanded all Spanish troops were to be expelled from the Netherlands
Elizabeth also sent £100,000 adults rebels and agreed to send an armed force to ensure that Pacification of Ghent was carried out
Phillips brother arrived in Netherlands and agreed
What do the Spanish do six months after the pacification of Ghent
Philip sent a new army to attack the Dutch
Elizabeth responded by hiring John casimer
And financed him to raise an army of 6000 volunteers
What did John Casimir Do in the Netherlands
He devastated catholic churches which helped persuade the Dutch to make peace of Spain
What did the Duke of Alencon do
He establish relations of the Dutch and agreed to take an army and fight the Spanish however at the Duke of Parma took over and he was like are affective so the Spanish one
What year was the Treaty of Joinville and what was it
1584
It meant Catholic France and Spain when our allies against Protestantism
*This was signed after William of Orange Who is the leader of the Dutch rebels with assassinated
What was the Treaty of Nonsuch
And when was it
The treaty of non such was The treaty which stated England will protect the Netherlands as Dudley causes problems for the Spanish in the Netherlands
This marked the start of a war
What was the singeing of the kings beard in 1587
Where are Sir Francis Drake destroyed 30 ships and then stealing Spanish wealth
This delay the armada by year
And also meant that the Spanish ships were not as good as said previously Ben
Who is the naval commander of the Spanish armada
Duke of medina sidonia
When did the Spanish Set sail
July 21 1588
Who is the commander of the English Navy
Charles Howard
What factors lead to English winning over the Spanish armada
- Bad weather
- English tactics
- Boat design
- Poor communication between Medina Sidonia and Palmer
How did The English ship design help them beat the armada
– They were fast and manoeuverable so they can turn their guns on the enemy quicker
-On the English ships the cannons were mounted on smaller gone carriages than the Spanish so when the cannon and is fired and it recoils along way,the decks had enough space for the recoil I’ll be quickly reloaded…This meant that English ships could fire more cannonballs at the Spanish with more speed
How did English and able tactics help them to beat the Spanish Armada
- The use of fire ships were useful as they were wooden Ships that were set on fire and then sat upon the opposition, although it didn’t sink any ships it destructed the fleet from the Cresant formation and also, when the Spanish with docked at Calais it took them two days to reform
- On the 31st of July the English fleet kept a safe distance away from the Spanish and chased him down the channel, due to the ship design they were able to Fire six times as many cannibals, they realise this and saved the rest of the cannibals for the decisive battle
- They also let beacons which alerted everyone of the attack so if I was prepared
How did the poor planning and communication by the Spanish help the English beat them
- Phillips plan required Medina Sidonia to join with Parma who wish to come on the fleet from the Netherlands
- the Duke of Parma did not control any deep sea ports which were needed for larger ships so instead I had to use loads of smaller ships – this meant that it will take 48 hours to load, man and set sail one is worded come from the Duke of Medina Sodonia
- The communication between Medina Sidonia and Palmer had to travel by sea and therefore was unreliable –It took a week for word to reach palma that’s it in your Medina Sidonia was waiting to engage the English. and therefore arrive too late. because his fleet was not ready to set sail for another 48 hours and the English ready to attack
