war with spain

Question 1

when did england sign the treaty of nonsuch

Answer 1

august 1585

Question 2

what did the treaty of nonsuch mean

Answer 2

england would pay for an army of 7,400 english soldiers led by robert dudley

Question 3

why was the campaign in the netherlands a failure

Answer 3

• england was not formally at war with spain so dudley was not given enough resources to defeat the spanish
• some of dudley’s officers defected to the spanish side so this damaged relations with the dutch rebels
• dudley and elizabeth had different aims in the netherlands

Question 4

what were the 2 outcomes of the campaign

Answer 4

• dudley could only disrupt spanish forces in the netherlands under the duke of parma. he could not defeat them
• dudley did manage to stop the spanish from capturing a deep water port, ostend, on the english channel. this was important because it denied the spanish armada the chance to link up with the duke of parma’s troops in 1588

Question 5

when did elizabeth order francis drake to attack the spanish navy at cadiz

Answer 5

19-22 april 1587

Question 6

how many ships were destroyed at cadiz

Answer 6

30 ships

Question 7

what were the three important things about the attack on cadiz

Answer 7

• spain had to take a break from building the armada in order to defend itself against drake
• the disruption drake caused did not stop the armada but it caused a delay of a year
• this bought england more time to prepare for the eventual spanish attack and invasion in 1588