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Card 16

Front

Explain two reasons why Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed in 1587.

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Card 17

Front

Explain two reasons why relations between England and Spain deteriorated between 1566 and 1587.

Back

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Card 18

Front

How far was Elizabeth’s government to blame for the declining relations between England and Spain?

Back

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Card 19

Front

Briefly explain two ways in which commercial rivalry led England and Spain to the brink of war by 1585.

Back

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Card 20

Front

Why was Drake’s attack on Cadiz important?

Back

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Card 21

Front

Explain two reasons why Phillip II launched the Spanish Armada in 1588.

Back

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Card 22

Front

Explain four reasons why the Spanish Armada was defeated in 1588.

Back

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Card 23

Front

How far do you agree that it was the defeat of the Armada which secured Elizabeth’s position as Queen?

Back

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Card 24

Front

Explain two ways in which the authorities in Elizabethan England tried to deal with poverty.

Back

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