spanish armada eliz Flashcards
Why did King Phillip II like the Netherlands?
NL is a conveniant trade route
What did Dutch protestants do in 1566?
- Rose in rebellion in Ghent and Antwerp against the catholic rule from spain
How did Phillip respond to the Dutch rebellions?
- 1567
- sent an army of 10,000
- arrested 18,000
and burnt over 1000 to death
How did Elizabeth involve herself in the Dutch rebellions?
She gave arms to Dutch protestants
Francis Drake
In 1577 he was ordered to take a 3 year voyage and do suprise attacks on Spain
Where was the Spanish Main?
Central and South America
Why was the Spanish main attractive?
- Lots of gold and silver imported by privateers
privateers
ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war.
What were Phillips ambitions? (spanish armada)
- destroy protestantism
- restore catholosism in England
How did phillip justify his ambitions?
he said he was on a ‘holy crusade’ under God’s will
What is an armada?
A fleet of ships
what problems did Phillip face
privateers
bad weather
unprepared!!
strengths of the armada
30,000 men
130 galleons
64 battleships
weaknesses of the armada
- spanish galleons were large and hard to manouver
- english beacons on coast to warn people
- many navy members were also incredibly ill due to the spoiled food on board
when did the armada attack Calais
6 august
