The Reason why spain Invaded Englsnd in 1588
We are fairly positive, that King Phillip did not wan to rule England, or make English People speak Spanish. Below are the Reasons Why he Invaded England .We know he did not invade England to rule it since he already had enough land in europe. On April 4, 1581 a ship named the Golden Hinde lay at anchor. Francis Drake had just come back from a 3 year voyage of stealing Spanish treasure. He had stolen the equivalent of 5 ½ ( 10 m $ ) million pounds in today's terms worth of silver, jewels and gold, which he had onboard. (more than one year's worth of taxes from all of England at the time). King Philip asked Elizabeth I for Francis Drake to be punished. He accused him of piracy, and insisted that all the treasure be returned to Spain. Instead Queen Elizabeth had Drake knighted. This was a threat to power and reputation of the Spanish empire
King Phillip Was Fighting against Protestant Rebels in The Netherlands And after some time Elizabeth gave in to her protestant advisors. So she sent a small army of English troops to help the Rebels.
At the beginning of Elizabeth's reign she was very tolerant towards Catholics. But because of the risk of assassination plots she had to become stricter. Elizabeth Then Annoyed the Catholics by making presence to the Church of England compulsory. She Put up the fine for not going to the protestant church from 5p to 5£ which in those days was a lot of money. The fine for going To Catholic Church was 66 £ (a huge amount of Money). Sometimes if Catholic priests were caught, they would be executed.
England had also joined the 80 years war on the side of the united provinces against The Spainish.
More European History
essays:
Why did Finland remain a democracy between the two World Wars, whereas the Baltic States developed authoritarian regimes?
... Baltic countries did not was because in both Estonia and Latvia the people who tried to set up a Dictatorship were those who were already ... Assembly . Though it experienced fourteen cabinets in its twelve years of parliamentary rule, Latvia saw its governments usually led by the agrarian right and in ...
Setting The setting of this book is in ancient
... Spanish-born Protester This quote means if a boy has learned how to read and write with ought no difficulty, that that boy must become a teacher of language and literature. This quote helps when people ...
The Virgin Queen Elizabeth.
... Sir Francis Drake raided Cadiz, a Spanish port where he destroyed their supplies and took an enormous amount of gold and jewels. This caused King Philip to act quickly on his invasion plans. In 1588, the Armada traveled to England under ...
Why the British settled in NSW in 1788.
... convicts there. South America was already completely settled by the Spanish and Portuguese. The British government sent some convicts to parts ... to pick up lots of tea to take back to England. Bank's reports suggested spices and tea could be grown ...
Using Kenneth Waltz's three causes for international conflict, I discuss France's reasons for getting involved in the American Revolution
... of Great Britain?s political advantage. ?Such an enfeeblement of England would destroy the superior weight that kingdom exercised in the balance of power and would restore France to primacy in Europe ...
Germany disliked the "Treaty of Versailles" only because of the following reasons: a) Loss of land b) Cuts in their armed forces c) Reparations Do you agree with this statement?
... people hoped that a peace settlement would prevent war from happening again; President Woodrow Wilson thought that he had the answer to all Europe ... France was secure from German attack, as they had been invaded twice by Germany in seventy years! He wanted to punish ...
Assess the reasons for the Greek victory over the Persians in 490 to 480/479 BC. Make a judgement based on outcome, results and values.
... defeat. This arrogance reflects the poor leadership from the Persian side, which aided the Greeks in defeating them. When Darius invaded, there was conflicting debate at Athens as to whether they should defend the city walls or meet the enemy. However ...
What were the reasons for Elizabeth to marry? Who were some of her suitors and what were their plusses and minuses? Why do you think she never married?
... the people hated Duke of Northumberland (Civilization in the West). The only person Elizabeth actually gave serious thoughtfulness in marrying was Francis Duke of Alencon. The decision in making Francis king was only because France would be an ally to England ...