Eliz revision

Opposition to settlement

Eliz and FP- TWE was the worsening relations between England and Spain due to the Netherlands?

  • Netherlands- 1563-4- issue with Granvel- trade war.

  • 1567- Alva in Neths- fear of invasion

  • 1568- Bullion affair- indirectly linked to netherlands

  • 1568-72- Sea beggars- using English ports- encouraging them to attack Sp ships.

  • Mid 1570s- indirect assistance- sending Castamere in 1578 into Netherlands- negotiate with Don John after passification of Ghent- continues to help.

  • 1580- openly backing Anjou in Netherlands

  • 1585- Treat of Nonsuch- Leicester involved in Neths- 7/8,000 English men.

  • 1590- William of Orange’s son helping him.

  • So across whole reign.

  • Can’t talk about all- beginning, middle, end.

  • Trade/ Exploration- Granvel- embargo

  • Hawkins and voyages- triangular trade- San Juan de Alloua.

  • Drake- 1577- Circumnavigation- attacks Sp ships on enroute- England increasing power.

  • 1580s- Virginia- Raliegh- challenging Spanish domination of the Indies.

  • Art of navigation- development of navigation.

  • Development of ships and sails.

  • Nova Albian

  • Makes Spanish worry.

  • MQS

  • 1567- Alva- army used to help MQS

  • 1569- Northern earls

  • 1570- backed by papal bull

  • 1571- Ridolfi

  • 1583- Throckmorten/ guise

  • 1586- Babington

  • Involvement of despayse

  • Spanish backing of papal pronouncement

  • Religion

  • 1559 settlement and via media- not representatives to council of Trent

  • Spain backing Pope

  • 1588- Armada- instruments of the inquisition.

  • Granvel- 1560 helping scot and french.

  • 1572- allied with France- Treaty of Blois- helping france with prots- worrying Spain

  • Helping Henry of Navarre- 1580s war of 3 henrys.