Francis Drake’s raid on Cadiz

Question 1

Also known as:

Answer 1

Singeing of the king of Spains beard

Question 2

Causes

Answer 2

Tension between Protestant England and Catholic Spain grew during the reign of Elizabeth I.
In 1587, Elizabeth executed Mary queen of Scotts for treason.
This Led Philip II of Spain to prepare an armada to invade England.
In response, Elizabeth ordered a preemptive strike against the Spanish fleet led by Francis Drake.

Question 3

Stage 1

Answer 3

The English fleet arrived at Cadiz on the afternoon of 29 April.

Question 4

Stage 2

Answer 4

The english began to attack the ships at anchor setting them alive.

Question 5

Stage 3

Answer 5

The Spanish defenders launched a number of hit-and-run attacks and managed to seize one isolated English ship.

Question 6

Stage 4

Answer 6

The next day, the English continued their attacks, despite the Spanish use of heavy onshore guns and fireships sent in to disrupt the English fleet.

Question 7

Stage 5

Answer 7

Unfavorable winds kept the English fleet in harbor a second night before Drake made his escape the next day.

Question 8

Consequences

Answer 8

The English destruction of barrel staves, crucial to the manufacture of storage barrels, was to prove significant when the famed Spanish Armada of 1588 set out to sea to conquer England with too few barrels of food and drink.