Elizabethan England T6

Question 1

Reasons for armada

Answer 1

Philips personal aims (strong catholic) events in the Netherlands (wanted to take revenge for elizabeths support of protestand rebels in netherlands)

Question 2

Significance of crescent formation?

Answer 2

Armada sailed through english channel in a crescent formation, made it difficult for english to attack,

Question 3

Strengths of armada

Answer 3

64 battleships which included 22 huge galleons, 30,000 men, 1900 cannons, extensivd supplies of food and drink, 17,000 well trained soldiers

Question 4

Weaknesses of armada

Answer 4

England had army of 20,000 men, englands navy was strong, england had 54 battleships (light, fast, long range cannons)

Question 5

English strengths

Answer 5

Ships smaller, faster, heavier firepower (long range cannons, (spanish ships larger and bulky)

Question 6

Spanish weaknesses

Answer 6

Cannon ineffective, spanish commander not experienced ag fighting at sea

Question 7

Tactics of england

Answer 7

Englands use of fireships to break crescent formation- armada found difficult to recover

Question 8

Weather

Answer 8

Spanish blown northwards into north sea, spanish ships didnt have enough food, sailors struck down by sickness (contaminated water)