no to. The first man was Philip of Spain. Philip of Spain had married Elizabeth’s sister Mary and was expecting Elizabeth to say yes to his proposal. Elizabeth turned him down though because she didn’t want to marry the same man as her sister and also Philip was a devout Catholic. The English didn’t like foreigners and hated Catholic ones even more. There had been a rebellion when Mary had married Philip. This was another reason why Elizabeth decided not to marry Philip. Another man whom Elizabeth
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November‚ 2012 The Battle of 1588: The Spanish Armada The downfall of the armada began before the ships even set sailed and concluded when Over half the crew had been wrecked. The Reason for the Armadas failure is because of Poor Planning in Spain prior to the Spanish Armada setting sail‚ Medina Sidonia poorly leading his troops‚ and the changing weather and strong navy force from the british. Chances of the Spanish winning could have increased immensely if only they had been smarter with their
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IB History 11 17 September 2013 America Chapters 1- 1. Challenges to the Spanish empire a. The success of Spain encourages Portugal‚ France‚ England‚ and the Netherlands to claim parts of the New World a.i. First French effort to colonize- c. 1538- Jacques Cartier a.ii. Dutch and English grow in power and start colonizing. Netherlands become largely protestant and rebel against Spanish rule- 1567- do not receive independence until 1648 a.iii. Francis Drake‚ English “sea dog” (pirate/smuggler)
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Why did the Spanish Armada Fail? The Spanish Armada is the name given to the giant flotilla of Spanish warships send by Spain’s Catholic King Philip II in 1588 to destroy Protestantism England under Elizabeth- though hindsight would say otherwise‚ the aim of the Spanish Armada was not intended for an all-out confrontation with the opposing English fleet- but rather to escort the vulnerable barges in which the Duke of Parma (a well respected and experienced general who had been fighting against Dutch
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Why did the Spanish Armada fail? The Spanish Armada was a fleet of 130 ships which sailed from Spain in July 1588 with an intention of overthrowing protestant England ruled by Elizabeth I and making England Catholic once again. This sea battle was between Spain - King Philip of Spain and England - Sir Francis Drake. Sir Francis had sailed in the Cadiz harbour and set 30 of Spain’s most finest warships alight. Their surprise attack on England had failed because they’re spotted off Cornwall on 29th
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ruler” are Peter The Great of Russia and Phillip the second of Spain. Both rulers had some great accomplishments that favored their nation but what is most important is the final outcome of a nation by the end of the Rulers death. Peter The Great had a great impact on Russia. His Rule changed what Russia had been for such a long time to something completely new that is still something that Peter had left behind. Phillip II of Spain also had a huge impact on the fate of his nation. Phillip had some
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The 1800s was a period of revolution‚ uprising‚ and movements towards independence not only for Spain but for the colonies in Latin America as well‚ which then belong to Spain. During this era Latin America‚ especially New Spain‚ which today is considered Mexico‚ was going through a critical state condition. To have a better understanding of the situation in New Spain‚ this paper will focus on analyzing the novel‚ “The Mangy Parrot” by Jose Lizardi. More specifically in the following points‚ which
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1485 died 1536 Catherine was born into a family of royalty‚ of Kings and Queens. She was destined to be a Queen herself but it wasn’t her choice that she got to marry that was up to her father King Ferdinand and her mother Queen Isabel of Aragon‚ Spain. They talked to King Henry VII of England. A treaty was made‚ despite the age being a faithless one and Ferdinand he never kept an oath an hour longer than it suited him; but mutual interests by kinship might hold sovereigns together against a common
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God‚ and for my kingdom‚ and my people‚ my honour and my blood even‚ in the dust. I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king‚ and of a king of England too‚ and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain‚ or any prince of Europe‚ should dare to invade the borders of my realm; to which rather than any dishonour shall grow by me‚ I myself will take up arms‚ I myself will be your general‚ judge‚ and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.
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e.g. “Instead they sailed round the north of Scotland where storms wreaked most of them.” Analysis: - You then link your point back to the question you are answering. e.g. The weather made the force weaker‚ with only 25 ships making it back to Spain. This made the Armada a failure because they returned with completing their plan to invade England and make it Catholic again. WHY DID THE SPANISH ARMADA FAIL? Task 1: Colour-code the following 3 examples below. Remember each paragraph should
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