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    her religion. Even men and women ware to forcefully be baptized and convert into a Catholic. “Moors and Jews were forced to convert or immigrate. In fact‚ in the very year of the surrender of Granada‚ Isabel expelled tens of thousands of people from Spain because they refused to renounce the Jewish faith. And Moors and Jews who did convert remained subject to discrimination as “New Christians” (Chasteen 33)” The black legend represents a time of horror for the English‚ when the Jews and Muslim were

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    D: Analysis: Conflicts began between the Spanish and the British when the Netherlands began to riot against the Catholic rule. Seeing as both the Netherlands and Britain are Protestants‚ Queen Elizabeth decided to support the Dutch (“The Spanish Armada‚ Elizabethi.org)‚ which illustrated itself as a direct intervention in Spanish internal affairs‚ as well as aiding the riots instead of helping the Spanish rulers oppress them. Tensions rose following the assault that English Colonel Drake conducted

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    Aleandre‚ Ronysha A. September 26‚ 2013 Period 4 Analyzing Style Activity Queen Elizabeth I used rhetorical strategies and upright style choices to convey her message. When Queen Elizabeth gave her speech to the English troops who were in preparation for an attack by the Spanish Armada‚ she revealed her awareness of the crucial position the soldiers were in and the world as well. In her speech‚ she is exhorting her troops to face the battle with courage and determination and she does that by

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    Why did the Spanish armada fail in 1582 In 1588 Phillip 11 sent an armada to other throw Elizabeth and replaces her with a catholic monarch. In this essay i am going to explain why the armada failed by looking at the difference between the Spanish and English and how these affected the outcome of the conflict. An important reason for the failure of the Spanish armada was the planning. The Spanish plan was simple but could have been effective. The Spanish had the strongest army in Europe and 34

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    The Spanish Armada In this essay I will be writing an essay about the Spanish armada and its failure. Firstly‚ the most important reason for the failure of the Spanish armada was the poor planning of the Spanish. The Spanish set sail with lack of cannonballs‚ too many priests and not enough experts. They also failed to provide themselves with enough fresh food and water in case it takes more time to return. So they made many mistakes before they even set sail .any problems that might delay the

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    CHAPTER 24 QUESTIONS MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Luther 2. Ninety-Five Theses 3. sale of indulgences 4. Luther’s problems with the Roman Catholic church 5. Who said‚ “I cannot and will not recant anything‚ for it is neither safe nor right to act against one’s conscience. Here I stand. I can do no other.”? 6. In the centuries following the fall of Rome‚ the only unifying force for all of Europe was 7. Henry VIII’s reformation in England 8. The event that inspired Henry VIII

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    why did the spanish armada fail? The Spanish Armada failed for a number of reasons here are some of the reasons. English ships had better artillery because Spanish cannons could only fire once an hour while the English cannons can fire every three minutes. Also the Spanish didn’t have enough trained gunners to use the cannons so they had to use normal soilders to control the cannons. The English had smaller and faster ships so they can easily weave in and out of the Spanish ships. While the

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    Elizabeth Essay Queen Elizabeth’s Letter’s In the letter‚ A Letter to Sir Amyas Paulet‚ Queen Elizabeth is thanking Amyas Paulet for his duties. She is thanking him for being “her most careful and faithful servant” for his “kindly‚ besides dutifully…double labors and faithful actions‚ wise orders and safe regards preformed” (360). Paulet‚ served as Mary‚ Queen of Scot’s‚ responsible office of keeper. Mary was Elizabeth’s prisoner at Tatbury. Before Paulet was in charge of Mary‚ Sir Ralph

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    The Palace of Versailles was the official royal office in 1682 and residence of the court of France in 1682. Louis XIV broke tradition and ruled without a chief minister. The king viewed himself as a God‚ which he embraced the divine right to control the monarchy. After controlling the government‚ Louis XIV tightened controls of France and its overseas colonies. Marquis de Louvois‚ war minister‚ expanded the French army while Jean-Baptiste Colbert‚ finance minister‚ implemented reforms that reduced

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    Philip II was a successful ruler in the 1500s. He used legitimacy‚ authority‚ and power to achieve his success. First‚ he used divine right‚ elitist‚ and winning coalition to earn legitimacy. Philip also used elitist and winning coalition for power‚ but used coercion as well for power. His authority was never successfully challenged. Although‚ he went to wars several times he still attained legitimacy. Which is one of the most important ways to attain success. In the years of Philip’s ruling‚

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