The Spanish Armada Flashcards
Who was the reigning monarch in England during the time of the Spanish Armada
Queen Elizabeth 1
Who was the reigning monarch in Spain during the time of the Spanish Armada
King Phillip 2
What religion was England in 1598
Protestant
What religion was Spain in 1588
Catholic
Why did Phillip send the armada
Dutch revolt - 1566 Religion English pirates Mary Queen of Scott’s The Irish revolt The growth of Spanish power
Why was religion important in the Armada
Phillip thought Elizabeth was a heretic
Phillip thought English people wanted a Catholic ruler
The English were appalled by the Spanish Inquisition
What did Elizabeth do to make Phillip more mad
She refused his marriage proposal
What helped the English side more before the battle
Early English raids
What formation did the Spanish sail in
Crescent formation
What did the English do at Calais
They sent fire ships so that the Spanish had to cut their anchors to get away
What natural thing had a big impact in the battle
The wind
Why did the Spanish fail
Their original plan was extremely bad
What did the Spanish do that left them vulnerable
They broke their crescent formation
Who was the Spanish leader of the armada
The duke of medina Sedonia was has no sea experience and got sea sick
He was not a very good leader
Who was the English navel leader
Sir Francis drake was an English pirate and Elizabeth knighted h8m which made Phillip even more mad
