rivalry with spain
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- Created on: 12-07-20 13:12
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- Rivalry with Spain
- Religious differences
- Spain was a Catholic country and England a Protestant country – meaning that the two rulers had conflicting spiritual outlooks and allegiances.
- Marriage rejection
- King Philip II of Spain had been married to Elizabeth’s sister, Mary I. When Mary died he offered to marry Elizabeth but she rejected him.
- Piracy
- English sailors like Hawkins and Drake attacked and stole treasure from Spanish ships in the New World. King Philip was furious but Elizabeth encouraged and rewarded adventurers.
- The civil war in France
- France was the traditional enemy of both England and Spain, meaning that they united together against the country.
- Now France was in civil war it was preoccupied with its own issues and no longer posed a threat – so the alliance between Spain and England was not necessary anymore.
- Spain supported Catholic plots
- There was evidence of Spanish support for plots to restore Catholicism to England, particularly involving getting Mary, Queen of Scots on the throne and Elizabeth off.
- The Dutch Revolt
- Protestants in the Netherlands began a revolt against Spanish rule in 1572. Elizabeth secretly supported the Dutch rebels because she knew the Dutch revolt would keep the Spanish too busy to threaten England.
- Elizabeth's army joined the Dutch rebels
- In 1585, Elizabeth sent an army to help the Dutch rebels fight Spain. For the first time English and Spanish armies were fighting each other. England and Spain were now at war
- Religious differences
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