England vs Spain
Years: 1585-1604
Main Historical Significance
Cause
Root Cause: England is Protestant and Spain is Catholic so the feel threatened by England. They are both fighting over the control of trade and which of them will get to have their religion be dominant in the New World.
Phillip II
King of Spain. Was a devoted Catholic who was married to Queen Mary I of Emgland.
Mary Queen of Scotts
Mary lived in England for almost 20 years after she was forced out of Scotland for being accused of murdering her second husband. Mary was sentenced to death after caught trying to overthrow Elizabeth I of England.
Elizabeth I of Englan
Queen of England and sister of Mary I of England who was married to Phillip II. Phillip II tried Marrying Elizabeth but she did not want to give up her power/rule to a man.
Sir Francis Drake
Raided Spanish Ports on the Pacific Coast of the Americas and disrupted. He was the first English man to circumnavigate the world.
Lord Charles Howard
The first cousin to Elizabeth I . He was appointed to many state position such as, Lord High Admiral of the English fleet.
Summary
Final Straw
Picking up the Troops
The English Channel
Death Sentence in Ireland
Finally Over
Outcome
- Ended Religous conversion that Spain was pushing on to England.
- Gave Spain trading routes through the English Channel.
- Both countries were granted the use of each other's ports.