The Spanish Armada- reasons and consequences
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- Created on: 26-04-13 17:13
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- The Spanish Armada- reasons & consequences
- Reasons England won:
- Englands good points
- Fireboats
- size of ships
- smaller so easy to manover and faster
- Elizabeth actions
- Drakes attack
- extra attention to Catholic rebels
- Harsher punishments
- Spanish bad points
- retreating to the north
- limited knowledge of the area
- poor choice of Commander
- never sailed before - seasick
- illness on the ships
- food storage rotted as barrels were wooden
- not prepared for this
- cannonballs took to long to load to compete with the fireboats
- relied on other people
- catholic rebel in England didn't happen
- Netherlands soldiers never came
- retreating to the north
- Luck/chance
- storms in the north
- Englands good points
- consequences
- On the Pope
- Showed Catholics would prefer a Protestant rule than a foreign one
- the Pope had agreed to aid the attack
- Had showed support and offered to help them
- would be a while before another attack
- England more powerful
- bad for the Pope
- strong, wealthy Protestant country
- bad for the Pope
- England more powerful
- would be a while before another attack
- Had showed support and offered to help them
- the Pope had agreed to aid the attack
- Showed Catholics would prefer a Protestant rule than a foreign one
- On Elizabeth
- Gained the respect and trust of her eople
- demonstrated leadership, devoting and belief towards her people
- was a methodical, intelegent and strong leader
- positive affect on her
- was a methodical, intelegent and strong leader
- brought the country together - united them
- demonstrated leadership, devoting and belief towards her people
- Gained the respect and trust of her eople
- On England
- position of world power
- allowed England to rise in standing among the European countries in both political and military terms
- position of world power
- On Spain
- lost money due to supplies and boats
- Weakened spain
- signaled the decline of the military power of the Spanish empire
- Weakened spain
- lost money due to supplies and boats
- On the Pope
- relationships& threats before & after
- Scotland
- before
- Roman catholic, friendly with france. MAry QOS married a French prince
- After
- Protestand country, friendly with England as James was raised as a Protestant
- before
- Ireland
- Before
- Elizabeth claimed to rule Ireland but in reality only ruled a small part
- Most Roman Catholic but hostile towards the English
- Elizabeth claimed to rule Ireland but in reality only ruled a small part
- After
- Rebels in the small areas owned by England but were defeated & England regained control but caused anger between Ireland & England
- Before
- France
- Before
- France and England were enemy countries
- After
- France was now able to colonise without the Threat of Spain
- Before
- Scotland
- Reasons England won:
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