Philip of Spain, Mary Tudor’s husband, proposes to Elizabeth (his sister-in-law!).Elizabeth politely refuses.
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Foreign issue in 1568?
Mary, Queen of Scots loses the civil war vs her nobility. She is forced to flee to England in 1568, leaving her baby, the future King James with the Protestant Scottish nobility.
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Foreign Issue in 1569?
Northern Rebellion (1569)
Northern catholic nobility (Earls of Northumberland and Westmorland) rebel. They were hoping to free Mary, QoS, to challenge Elizabeth.
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Foreign Issue in 1570?
Papal Bull (1570)
Excommunication of Elizabeth. Pope orders all good Catholics to rebel vs Elizabeth.
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Foreign Issue in 1571?
Ridolfi Plot (1571)
Italian banker Ridolfi promised to financially support catholic plots vs Elizabeth
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Foreign Issue in 1572?
St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
In France, hundreds of Protestants including the French Protestant Royal Family are killed by Catholics. Puritans like Sir Francis Walsingham witness the murders.
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Foreign Issue in 1580?
Sir Francis Drake returns from sailing around the World.
1st Englishman to achieve this feat (1st person = Portuguese, Magellan 1519).
Returns with millions of stolen Spanish silver.
Drake’s personal wealth is estimated to be £122 million (today’s money).
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Foreign Issue in 1588?
Spanish Armada (1588)
Spanish are defeated through a combo of English skill, Spanish failings and Luck!
Elizabeth’s Tilbury speech
“I may have a body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a King”
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Foreign issue in 1568?
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Mary, Queen of Scots loses the civil war vs her nobility. She is forced to flee to England in 1568, leaving her baby, the future King James with the Protestant Scottish nobility.
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