Spanish Armada Flashcards
Why where are England in Spain, rivals
Because of the differences between their rullers
Why was the armada sent?
Religion, Mary, Queen of Scots, growth of Spanish power, English pirates ,Irish revolt, the Dutch revolt
Why was the armada sent for religion
Philip believes Elizabeth was a heretic, who wrongly thought the most English men want to be catholic
Why was the armada sent for Mary queen of Scot’s
The Catholic heir to the thrown,
executed on Elizabeth orders
the next heir to the thrown her son James was Protestant
Philip now saw England would remain Protestant unless he intervened
Why was the armada sent for the growth of Spanish power
The Spanish empire was vast, and Philip wanted to add England to it
Why was the armada sent for the Irish revolt
The Irish were sick of English rule
they rebelled and Philip send soldiers to help them
Why was the armada sent for the dutch revolt
The Protestant Dutch were tired of Spanish rule
they rebelled, and Elizabeth sent soldiers to help them
When was the armada sent and were did they set sail
1588 Lisbon
How many ships and men were on board
150 ships and 30,000 men
What happened during an early English raid
Drake was sent on a raid to the home harbour of the armada (cadiz) he inflicted damage, destroying lots of their preparations
What were the important events during the battle
An early English raid,
Spanish sale in a Cresent formation
Spanish stick to their plan
fire ships at Calais,
scattered in the English Channel
weather
How was Spanish sailing in a cresent formation an important event
Large, slow, soldier filled galleons on the outside, and smaller merchant ships on the inside
How did the Spanish sticking to their plan affect the armada
Medina Sidonia should’ve attacked England rather than heading to Calais
How did fire ships at Calais affect the armada?
The English sacrificed some of their ships which they filled with tar and set them alight. They then pushed these so-called fire ships into Calais harbour. The Spanish panicked and then cut their anchors and Medina Sidonia lost communication with the Duke of Parma .
How did ships being scattered in the English Channel affect the armada?
England’s fast ships and higher quality guns, destroyed, large numbers of Spanish ships
How did the weather affect the armada?
The remaining Spanish fleet was forced into the north sea, and got caught in storms without anchors
What reasons did the armada fail
Poor planning,
poor leadership,
the English ships,
the Duke of Parma
, missed opportunities,
the weather
How was the Spanish original plan poor?
The idea of the defeating the English Navy was incredible.
The Spanish soldiers were never effectively used
. They should’ve never broken their cresent formation at Calais
How did the Spanish have poor leadership
It was no match for the leadership of Drake and Howard
How were the English ships better
They were faster, more manoeuvrable, and just overall better
Hoe did the use of fire ships at Calais effect the Spanish
It affected them because they just lost all communication
How was the Duke of Parma a reason for Spain to loose the armada
The Duke of palmers army was never used and left, stranded in Holland
How was missed opportunity’s a reason for the Spanish to loose the armada
The focus too much on the original plan instead of taking their chances
How was the weather a big part in the reasons why the armada failed
Storms in the north, sea finally end of the Spanish kings, great enterprise
