Who Killed The King? King Philip II of Spain was murdered‚ but by who? With a sum of at least 20 suspects that would have strong reasoning to kill him‚ who did it? He was found poisoned in bed early one morning‚ his murderer escaped his castle never to be found. However‚ upon further investigation‚ 10 highly interesting clues were found in a burlap sack stuffed behind a statue of the Virgin and Child. Those clues consisted of: A map from Orelius’ Typus Orbus Terrarum‚ keys to manacles‚ silver
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national attention existed in the difference in ideals and unwillingness to find common ground specifically in the religious arena. The influence of magnates during this time is significant and their opposition to Philip II was obvious and justified due to the repression of Protestantism by Philip II and the Catholic Church. “The Dutch Revolt did not just happen at one moment; it evolved over a period of time and underwent numerous changes before eventually coalescing into a conscious desire among some provinces
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The Battle of the Spanish Armada The great naval battle between Spain and England in 1588- one of the most important battles in the history of the world- is known as the Battle of the Invincible Armada. But in a sense‚ this is a misnomer. An invincible armada is one that cannot be defeated‚ yet the mighty fleet of warships that Spain sent to invade England‚ was defeated so badly that Spain could never again rule the oceans. How was it possible that this armada‚ which had awed all of Europe with
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and most powerful empires on earth. King Philip II of Spain wanted to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I of England for both political and religious reasons. Elizabeth had assisted the Protestant rebels in the Netherlands to overthrow Spanish rule in the region. She also had been allowing English pirates called privateers to attack Spanish treasure ships returning from the New World. What only added fuel to the fire were the religious disputes between a Catholic Spain and a Protestant England‚ whose national
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The movie that I watched was Elizabeth: The Golden Age directed by Shekhar Kapur. In 1585‚ Catholic Spain ‚ruled by King Philip II of Spain‚ is the most powerful country in the world. Philip intrigues war viewing Protestant England as a threat to his plan to bring Europe to Roman Catholicism‚ and in vengeance for English piracy of Spanish ships. Queen Elizabeth seeks counsel from her astrologer‚ Dr. John Dee‚ who predicts that the two empires will go to war‚ although he cannot foretell which will
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between 1400 and 1800‚ in a variety of nations and ways. Phillip II of Spain and Fredrick William the 1st of Prussia were monarchs with similar approaches in terms of absolutist reign accompanied by a strong military‚ yet they differed on foreign policy‚ economics‚ and religion. To begin‚ Phillip and Fredrick both felt entitlement to have divine right of their countries through absolutist and military rule. Philip II made Spain the largest navy fleet of its time‚ intimidating other nations. Fredrick
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The Spanish Armada took place in 1588 where King Philip II of Spain had planned this conquest with the hope of overthrowing Queen Elizabeth I of England. He had many reasons as to invade England in the first place. England had the establishment of Protestantism whereas Spain was Roman Catholic‚ and Philip was in disagreement with that. He also wanted to stop the Dutch interferences in the Spanish Netherlands because they were seizing Spain’s treasure and were funding the people in the Netherlands
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predecessor‚ Mary I‚ had married Philip II of Spain before she died. Once Elizabeth came into power Philip asked for her hand in marriage. Philip offered to aid England with their war with France (England was losing badly‚ and it was also costing a lot) if she married him. If she won the war‚ it would show people she was a good queen‚ but if she didn’t it would be a bad start to her reign. If she married him she could have heirs’ to take the throne after her. But Philip was very unpopular in England
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History invisible armada (Spanish armada) In January 1588‚ Philip II sent a serious message to the Castile‚ the assembly in which the representatives of cities gathered: "You know all the business in which I have set for the service of God and increasing our holy Catholic faith and benefit of these kingdoms [...] This requires very large and overspending‚ because it does not go unless the security of the sea and the Indies and even their own homes. ""Enterprise" to which the king was referring to
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rulers if their “freedoms are maintained” (Anthology‚ 2.24‚ p.200). William was worried that should these freedoms be removed the Netherlands would lose the prosperity they had known before. Problems had begun to surface when Philip II succeeded his father as king of Spain
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