Elizabethan foreign policy Flashcards
(33 cards)
When did the English allow Dutch pirates to use English harbours which allowed them to attack Spanish ships?
1567
When did Hawkins enter the San Juan de Ulua?
1568
How much did Hawkins lose?
4 ships, 100 men
When were the bullion ships stolen?
1568
How many florin were stolen from the bullion ships?
100,000 florins
When were the trade embargos?
1563, 1568, 1585
When was the treaty of Bois?
1572
When did Drake begin his circumnavigation?
1577
When is drake knighted?
1581
When and how does Elizabeth support AQnjou’s expedition?
1582, £70,000
When and what is the treaty of nonsuch?
1585 - sends army to help Dutch rebels
When is drakes 2nd expedition?
1587
What does drake do on his 2nd expedition?
Takes 29 ships, destroys Spanish ships, captures Portuguese treasure fleet
How many men does Phillip II send to Brittany?
3,000
When and how did Drake and Hawkins die?
1595, they attacked the Panama (centre of Spanish bullion route)
When is the duke of Alva sent to the Netherlands?
1567
When is orange assassinated?
1584
When does the duke of Parma go to the Netherlands?
1584
What happens in 1590?
The duke of Parma leaves the Netherlands to defend Paris, Dutch rebels take back some towns
When is the 1st armada?
1588
When is Essex sent to deal with the 3rd armada?
1597
When do Francis II and MQS marry?
1559
When is the treaty of Edinburgh
1560
When does violence between the heugonots and guise start?
1562
