Elizabeth-Spain

Question 1

Who was Sir Francis Drake and When was he hired

Answer 1

He was the most famous privateer for Elizabeth

1572

Question 2

What are the four reasons for the relationship between English and Spanish deteriorating

Answer 2

Trade and commercial rivalry

Religious rivalry

Political rivalry

The Netherlands

Question 3

Trade and commercial rivalry between England and Spain

Answer 3

• 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)

Question 4

What did Drake do in 1572

Answer 4

Drake went to Panama where he captured £40,000 worth of Spanish silver

Question 5

What did Drake do in 1577

Answer 5

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

Question 6

What did Elizabeth do which Philip was out raged by

Answer 6

Break was knighted upon the Golden Hind

Question 7

Political and religious rivalry

Answer 7

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

Question 8

The Netherlands

Answer 8

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

Question 9

What was the Spanish fury

Answer 9

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

Question 10

What is the Spanish fury lead to

Answer 10

This led to the 17 Dutch provinces uniting together again Spain and they drop the pacification of Ghent

Question 11

was the pacification of Ghent

Answer 11

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

Question 12

What do the Spanish do six months after the pacification of Ghent

Answer 12

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

Question 13

What did John Casimir Do in the Netherlands

Answer 13

He devastated catholic churches which helped persuade the Dutch to make peace of Spain

Question 14

What did the Duke of Alencon do

Answer 14

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

Question 15

What year was the Treaty of Joinville and what was it

Answer 15

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

Question 16

What was the Treaty of Nonsuch

And when was it

Answer 16

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

Question 17

What was the singeing of the kings beard in 1587

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Who is the naval commander of the Spanish armada

Answer 18

Duke of medina sidonia

Question 19

When did the Spanish Set sail

Answer 19

July 21 1588

Question 20

Who is the commander of the English Navy

Answer 20

Charles Howard

Question 21

What factors lead to English winning over the Spanish armada

Answer 21

• Bad weather
• English tactics
• Boat design
• Poor communication between Medina Sidonia and Palmer

Question 22

How did The English ship design help them beat the armada

Answer 22

– 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

Question 23

How did English and able tactics help them to beat the Spanish Armada

Answer 23

• 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

Question 24

How did the poor planning and communication by the Spanish help the English beat them

Answer 24

• 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

Question 25

Why was the armada success good for European Protestants

Answer 25

Because it was good propaganda And she also said that God favoured Protestantism because of the victory

Question 26

What happened at Plymouth in July 15 88

Answer 26

English attack the Spanish army and prevent them getting close

Question 27

How did the weather affect the armada

Answer 27

The bad weather stops the fleet for two months when they launch
-The result the food started to rot
When the Spanish flea they try returning home but going north of England because the English fleet was guarding the channel however bad weather scattered The ships and many were lost off the coast of Ireland and Scotland as they hit rocks and were looted by locals

Question 28

What did the Spanish lose

Answer 28

The Spanish lost 15,000 lives and the lost over 50 ships

Question 29

How did Spanish supplies mean England beat the armada

Answer 29

Food and water was stored in barrels made of inferior word because straight to read how destroyed many of the barrel so new ones have to be made quickly

Delays due to bad weather meant that they had already been to sea for over 10 weeks and the food has started already rotten

also had a few cannibals

Question 30

What happened to the Spain after the armada

Answer 30

Their power and wealth declined and it marked at the beginning of a long decline in Spanish fortunes

Question 31

The significance of the Battle of Gravelines

Answer 31

English sent fire ships in amongst the Spanish fleet which created havoc by scattering the armada and when it regrouped the English rain gauge the armada at the Battle of Gravelines

The Spanish had to fight without the Dutch and were not Ready