Spanish Armada Flashcards
Four ways Elizabeth increased Anglo - Spanish tension
Executed Mary Queen of Scots
Helped the Dutch rebels
Encouraged Drake and Hawkins piracy
Sheltered Dutch sea beggars
Three ways Spain increased tension with England
Philips involvement in the Mary Queen of Scots plots
Damaged Englands Trade with the Netherlands
Treatment of Dutch protestants
Two points about relations with France during Elizabeth’s reign
Elizabeth feared the Aul Alliance with Scotland at the start of her reign
Good relations with the Duke of Anjou prevented France and Spain joining
Three ways Elizabeth helped the Netherlands
Sent money and weapons as indirect support at the start
Treaty of Nonsuch
Sent English soldiers to help defeat the Spanish
Three reasons why Elizabeth worried about the Netherlands
Spain wanted to gain control of it to use it as a launch for an attack on England
England’s main trading partner
Only other Protestant country
Three religious reasons why Philip sent the Armada
Protestant Elizabeth vs Catholic Spain
Pope gave Philip money and encouragement
Elizabeth persecuted English Catholics which angered Spain
Three reasons regarding piracy why Philip sent the Armada
Hawkins and Drake stole a fortune in Silver and Gold
Elizabeth knighted Drake for his piracy which angered Philip
Stolen Spanish money was used to fund the Dutch rebels fighting the Spanish in the Netherlands
Two reasons regarding the Netherlands why Philip sent the Armada
Elizabeth’s indirect help- sending money and weapons and sheltering sea beggars
Elizabeth’s direct help - Treaty of Nonsuch sent English Soldiers and Robert Dudley to help the Dutch
Who was Robert Dudley
The earl of Lecister and was in charge of the English soldiers in the Netherlands
Two reasons why the English were better prepared to defeat the Armada
Drakes singeing of the kings beard at Cadiz gave England an extra year to prepare
Spanish had poor quality barrels which made their food rot and badly made canon balls which fell apart when fired
Why was the English ship design superior to the Spanish
They were quicker lower in the water manoeuvrable and had quick firing cannons
Two reasons why English naval leader were better than the Spanish
Drake Hawkins and Nottingham were all experienced
Spain had the duke of Medina - Sidonia who was inexperienced and seasick
Why were fireships important
They broke up Spain’s crescent formation
What happened at Gravelines
English ships were waiting and had saved their cannonballs which they fired at the Spanish damaging their ships
Two reasons why the weather helped defeat the Spanish Armada
Bad weather delayed the journey from Spain to the English Channel by 10 weeks giving more time
Storms off Scotland Ireland wrecked the Spanish ships
Two consequences of the defeat of the Armada
Gave England confidence to start an empire
Elizabeth looked strong and people thought she had been favoured by God “God blew and the Spanish scattered”
