Elizabeth I Foreign Policy
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- Created on: 07-03-22 09:04
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- Elizabeth's Foreign Policy
- Mary Queen of Scots
- her natural successor but was a devout Catholic and would reverse the Anglican Church and upset the largely Protestant nobility
- been held captive in England since 1568 used as a figurehead for the plots against Elizabeth
- was executed in 1587 after her proved involvement in the Babington plot
- Philip used her execution as an excuse to invade England in 1588
- Spain
- The Spanish Armada of 1588
- English tactics and good luck secured their victory
- spent 161K
- lasted the entirety of Liz's reign
- English privateers stole Spanish bullion being shipped from the New World
- Cadiz Raid 1587
- Sir Francis Drake and other seamen destroyed 20- 35 ships being built by Philip
- delayed the Armada by more than 12 months
- brought in 140K
- Sir Francis Drake and other seamen destroyed 20- 35 ships being built by Philip
- expelled the English ambassador in 1568
- Mendoza expelled from England in 1583 for his implication in the Throckmorton plot
- The Spanish Armada of 1588
- The Netherlands
- 1585- signed the Treaty of Nonsuch
- this gave military support- 7,000 troops
- 1581- financed the Dutch Protestant rebels
- set off Philip
- sent troops to the Netherlands to help the Dutch Protestants
- Leicester's expedition was a disaster
- spent 2 million pounds
- Liz signed the reaty because England relied on Dutch ports
- 1585- signed the Treaty of Nonsuch
- Ireland
- "the festering sore on the body politic"- Steven Ellis
- Tyrone's Rebellion
- most important landowner in Ireland
- 1597- Battle of Yellow Ford- embarassing defeat for the English
- Essex is sent to Ireland with a large army
- deliberately avoids Tyrone and then signs a truce with him against Liz's instructions
- rebellion amongst two different groups
- anglo irish
- resistance was a part of their 'duty'
- gaelic irish
- resented protestant english intervention
- anglo irish
- "England in 1585 was militarily stronger than had been the case for half a century"- Susan Doran
- France
- Treaty of Cateau- Cambresis
- Eng gives Calais back for 8 years
- French agreed to not support MoS
- Liz gave unofficial support to the Huguenots after St. Bartholomew Massacre 1572
- Henry of Navarre succeeds the throne becoming Henry IV
- converts to Catholicism and makes peace with Philip in 1598
- Henry of Navarre succeeds the throne becoming Henry IV
- Treaty of Cateau- Cambresis
- Aims
- keep France from expanding in Europe
- wanted the Spanish out of the Netherlands
- make England powerful through trade and exploration
- Mary Queen of Scots
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