two fleets fought in the narrow waters of the English Channel. The battle pitched Protestants against Catholics and was part of the 16th-century struggle between the armies of Protestant Queen Elizabeth I of England and Roman Catholic King Philip II of Spain. “To them the clash of the English and Spanish fleets in the Channel was‚” explains the book The Defeat of the Spanish Armada‚ “a final struggle to the death between the forces of light and the forces of darkness.” English observers of the
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attacks if he went back the way he came’. Drake made many enemies as he explored the world‚ but the country he angered the most was Spain-the most powerful country in Europe. Philip II of Spain was furious‚ and knew that Drake was attacking them in ’the name of England’. Drake also angered Philip as he was also involved in the slave trade. Drake and Hawkins sailed to ‘New Spain’ to sell their captives to settlers (backed by Queen Elizabeth)‚ an action that was against Spanish law. But there slave-trading
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Elizabeth because people in England and in the European Union would want Mary Queen of Scots to be Queen and not Elizabeth I. The Spanish Armada was also a large threat to Elizabeth during her reign. This threat was posed by The King of Spain‚ King Philip II. Philip and the Spanish were attacking England‚ because they wanted Mary on the throne. The Spanish Armada was a large threat to Elizabeth in 1588‚ because the Spanish could easily have attacked England; they had a lot more men and boats than the
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Elizabeth I: Improving England’s International Standing: The Defeat of the Spanish Armada Elizabeth Tudor was born in 1533 to King Henry VIII and his second wife‚ Anne Boleyn. Her life began in the midst of controversy and continued to be troubled until her death in 1603. Elizabeth‚ in reality‚ never should have been the ruler of Great Britain at all since she had several siblings in line for the throne ahead of her. After she was crowned queen at the age of 25‚ she successfully reigned for
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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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There were many factors that led to Cortez’s conquest of the Aztecs. The first factor to the conquering of the Aztecs are the weapons and horses Cortez’s army used. The second factor of Cortez’s Conquest is siding with the Indians. The last factor in the conquering of the Aztecs is the Aztec belief that Cortez was a god. Without the underlying factors‚ Cortez would not have defeated the Aztec empire of 5 million people. Cortez was chosen to be a captain of an expedition to Mexico in 1518
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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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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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