O Flashcards
(21 cards)
Who were the main opposers of the settlement?
Puritan bishops in the church
How did the catholic oppose the settlement?
Counter-reformation: campaign against protestants. Mot many opposers.
How did protestants rebel?
Often disobeyed parts of the settlement and celebrated mass regularly.
Why did the dutch revolt take place in 1567 (3)
Phillip brought in the inquisition
Changed how it was previously ruled
Not much freedom
Why did Phillip stop cloth trade with Britain?
Thought protestantism was spreading
Inquisition?
A religious body set up to keep catholicism strong
Why was liz concerned about war in the Netherlands ?
England was the next biggest/most powerful protestants left.
Mary Queen of scots husband sit?
Married Bothwell who may have killed her other husband. Lead to another revolt from Scotland. Then jailed and escaped tried to regain the throne and failed, asked Liz for help.
How was Mary a problem for liz?
Catholics saw her as a solution, therefore a problem for liz (legitimate claim to the throne)
How did Liz control Mary?
Kept her imprisoned
Why were so many dutch exiled to England?
Council of blood set up
Why did liz have to change the foreign policy?
The treaty of joinville-plot to end protestantism
Treaty of nonsuch
england joined the dutch to fight the spanish.
How did England disrupt spain during the dutch revolt?
Sent Drake to raid spanish ships & disrupt cash flow.
Why did the campaign fail (3)
Not fully committed
Had different aims to Leicester who wanted to free them
Poor communication
King of spain’s beard 1587
Drake to attack and raid Atlantic port (spain’s most important port) capture treasure and weaken their ships
Effect of king of spain’s beard 1587
Delayed the armada by a year
Destroyed essentials like barrels for storage and drained alot of money
Why was the armada launched?
Religion
Politics
Provocation
How was religion a reasons for the armada
Papacy, excommunicated from the church
Pope said he would forgive the sins of those who take part.
How was politics a reasons for the armada
Great location for spain’s empire
Treaties pretty much already put them at war
Provocation
Drakes raids
The backing of the dutch
