Philip of spain set up the inquisition. The inquisition was a political and religious organisation designed to keep spanish territories true to catholicism.
- Inquisition united dutch catholics and protestants, as they united in the dutch revolt 1556.
- In response to the revolt, Philip sent the duke of Alba to the netherlands with an army of 10,000 men to control the revolution.
- Alba put in place a council of troubles to enforce catholicism and obedience to the crown, it ignored local laws and put many protestants to death because of this many fled.
- Some rebels fled by the water they were known as the sea beggars and they attacked spanish ships sending supplies to Albas army.
- In 1568 spanish ships carrying gold to Alba took refuge in English ports. The ships were carrying money on loan to philip from Genoa. Because of this Elizabeth decided to take the money for herself because she argued that it didnt belong to Spain. This was known as the Geonese loan.
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