spanish armada vs england
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Absolute MonarchsAbsolute Monarchs
Spain – Phillip II
Background Spain was part of the “Hapsburg Empire”
– Hapsburgs were a family in Europe• Through various marriages they acquired large amounts of
land• Controlled Spain, parts of modern day Italy, Netherlands,
Belgium, Sicily, Germany, Austria, Poland, France, the Americas
– Ruled by Charles V of Austria• Realized it was too unwieldy and split it up when he died.• His son, Phillip II got Spain, the Netherlands, part of Italy and
possessions in the Americas• His brother, Ferdinand, got Austria, parts of German, Poland,
France
I hate Calvinists!
Those rotten Dutch!
We’re Not Spanish!!!
I will wage war against those Dutch Calvinists!
So How Will He Pay For This War???
Simple: Use the riches he finds in the Americas. Problem: English “pirates” keep attacking his
ships and stealing his gold Solution: Ask the Queen of England (Elizabeth I)
to put and end to the pirates Problem: The Queen of England is secretly
paying the pirates! They work for her!! What is a poor monarch to do?
Hola! Look at all of this
gold we found!!
Arrrg!! “Sea Dogs”
Attack!!
Oh NO!English Pirates!
I will invade England and put an end to these pirate
attacks
And while I am at it,
I will kill that protestant queen
of theirs too!
The Armada Sets Out
We are all jammed up! Get out of
The way! Watch where You are going!
Never mess with Drake you Spanish Pansies!! Aaargh!
Drake harasses Armada
Drake attacks Armada
Drake attacks Armada
Armada calls off invasion
Armada hit by giant storm
Most of Armada destroyed in
storm. The rest limp home
Armada takes on supplies to
invade England
Results
Beginning of the end of Spanish Empire Rise of English power Leads to English - Dutch problems
Philip II1556-1598
Ruled
Fought
Why? Why?Why?
religion
Personal Goals
result
result
Results
Armada
destroyed
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