Task 4: Why did Philip II send the Spanish Armada to attack England in 1588? In this essay I am going to talk about the question asked above‚ ‘Why did Philip II send the Spanish Armada to attack England?’ There are many reasons of which could have provoked Philip the second to attack England. Perhaps this attack was fuelled by rage against a certain English man‚ a difference in opinion‚ certain event against Englishmen at sea or even the pain of a previous wife who was residing in England‚ being
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Portuguese kings had done‚ Emanuel dreamed of uniting Portugal and Spain under his rule and successively married two daughters of King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella I. Under pressure from his Spanish relations‚ he followed their example by expelling Jews and Muslims from his domains in 1497‚ thus depriving Portugal of much of its middle class. His son‚ John III‚ promoted the settlement of Brazil and (again influenced by the example of Spain) introduced (1536) the Inquisition into Portugal to enforce religious
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Spain tried to keep preparation a secret so England did not know‚ but it was a large armada and the English caught on relatively quickly. On the spanish side there were 130 ships. These ships were full of galleons and galleasses. The spanish side also had
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* Centralized rule use for unifying force and to bring efficiency and control * Hapsburg of Spain- leading power in West Europe * Strength derived from their possessions in: * Americas and Europe which inludes Spain‚ Netherlands‚ Milan‚ Burgundy * Portugal (after 1580) * Hapsburgs try to increse empire’s wealth but people are against absolutism Philip II * Ruled from 1556 to 1598 * Most powerful monarch in Spanish History * Devouted Catholic
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1/19/12 Absolute Monarchy Comparison The three absolute monarchs that are being compared are Philip II of Spain‚ Queen Elizabeth I of England‚ and Louis XIV of France. There are many things that are similar and many that are different in their rules. It is valuable to find parallels in their rules and compare mistakes and successes made every one of these monarchs in the three most important areas of government. The three areas of rule that are being specifically looked at are their foreign policy
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experienced a time of massive growth and exploration which came to an end in 1588. By 1598 Phillip III had inherited Spain with a bankrupt economy. This marked the decline of the great empire that had controlled an extensive amount of territories. Its decline can be attributed to the massive influx of gold and silver into the economy during the Age of Exploration which made Spain temporarily wealthy but had irreversible negative long term economic effects. Originally‚ this plethora of gold and silver
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fleet finally returned to Lisbon it brought the treasure ships back intact but it was clear that the Armada was no longer ready to mount the full scale invasion of England. Drake had given England another year to prepare for the Spanish Armada. Philip II now realized that there was no chance of a surprise attack on England and had to devise a new strategy. He increased the size of the Armada by adding the treasure ships Santa Cruz had just shepherded home and decided to drop the diversionary invasion
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Elliot‚ J.H.‚ Imperial Spain: 1469-1716. London: Penguin Books‚ 1963. 423pgs. In Imperial Spain‚ J.H. Elliot examines the history of early modern Spain from the reign of the Catholic Monarchs‚ Isabella and Ferdinand‚ to the reformation of the Spanish government by the first member of the Bourbon dynasty. According to the author‚ at the start of the 15th century‚ Spain was internally weak‚ hopelessly divided and isolated
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The Spanish Armada was a fleet sent by Philip II of Spain to fight against Queen Elizabeth I in an effort to defeat Protestant England. The Spanish Armada is interesting because its defeat came unexpectedly when a fleet of 130 ships and 30‚000 men were defeated by a smaller scale counter-attacking convoy sent by the English. The nation’s current strategic planning was based on mistakes from previous battles‚ such as the Spanish Armada. Learning from these mistakes‚ the army‚ navy‚ and military can
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expand government. Lay foundation for nations of Europe today. Serious-minded King Philip II of Spain was member of Hapsburg dynasty. The Hapsburg Empire First Hapsburgs were dukes of Austria. Got in carefully arranged marriages. Charles V (1500-58). King of Spain (age 16). Holy Roman Emperor (age 19). Founder of Hapsburg dynasty. Charles was son of Joanna‚ Infanta‚ daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella‚ and Philip the Handsome who chipped in Austria and the Netherlands. Charles is a devout Catholic
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