England VS Spain War
1585-1604
by Quincy and Patty
Cause
King Phillip II of Spain
Francis Drake
Queen Elizabeth I
John Hawkins
Mary I
Invasion
Spanish Armada (1588)
In May of 1588, Spain set sail for the Netherlands. On its way, it would pick up additional troops to help them with their invasion of England. The English navy caught on to their plan, and forced the armada to sail north, where they hit rough patches in their sailings and loss lives and suffered damages to their boats.
The Spanish's defeat from the armada caused them to improve their ships and sailing experiences. Spain assumed that God supported the Protestant Reformation, which they believed was the only good thing coming out of the Spanish Armada.
English Armada (1589)
Outcome
The new king of England, James I, when he reached the throne made his first order to make peace with Spain.
Course of the War
September 1568, a slaving expedition led by Hawkins and Sir Francis Drake was surprised by the Spanish, and several ships were captured or sunk at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz, Mexico.
1584, Philip signed the Treaty of Joinville with the Catholic League of France to stop the rise of Protestantism in France. In 1585, Elizabeth signed the Treaty of Nonsuch with the Dutch rebels, agreeing to provide them with men, horses, and subsidies
On 28 May 1588, the Armada set sail for the Netherlands
With the signing of the Triple Alliance in 1596 between France, England and the Dutch, Elizabeth sent a further 2,000 troops to France after the Spanish took Calais.
Summary
The Anglo-Spanish War broke out in 1585. In August, England joined the Eighty Years' War on the side of the Dutch Protestant United Provinces, who had declared their independence from Spain.
Philip II planned an invasion of England, but in April 1587 his preparations suffered a setback when Drake burned 37 Spanish ships in harbour at Cádiz.
The causes of the war were because of Philip II of Spain and Elizabeth I of England. The invasions were the Spanish Armada, and the English Armada. There was then a later war between the Spanish and English. The Spanish won. After that, a war with the Spanish and French. When am Anglo-Dutch expedition sacked Cadiz, it caused significant loss to the Spanish fleet, ,saving the city in ruins. Soon after came a Triple Alliance and Nine Years War, which was between France, England, and the Dutch.
Treaty of London (Primary Source)
The primary source for this document is the Treaty of London because it was the agreement England and Spain made. It was the conclusion of the war, and was set in 1604. England and Spain settling some of their differences, such as the English Channel opening for the Spanish shipping, Spain renounces intentions to bring back Catholicism in England.