The Spanish Armada - 24 nov

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The Spanish Armada

Sophie Grisel, Yander van der Wurff, 

Jaap Friebel and Tessa van Mullekom

5VD

Table of contents

1. Mary Tudor and Philip II

2. Why did the Spanish feel compelled to sail to England

3. The defeat of the Armada 

4. Some famous English men participating in the defeat

HOW OLD DO YOU THINK MARY WAS WHEN SHE FIRST STARTED HER SEARCH FOR A HUSBAND?

1. 23
2. 24
3. 37
4. 38

Mary Tudor and Phillip II

• 37
• Prince Phillip of Spain
• Great political advantage
• Queen Mary's Marriage act
• 25 July 1554
• Phantom pregnancies
• November 1558

What was the biggest reason for Spain to invade England?

1. They wanted more land.
2. A difference in their religion.
3. England had invaded their colony in North America.

Why did the Spanish feel compelled to sail to England?

• 1588 
• religion
• politics
• other events

The defeat of the Armada

• Eight 'burners'
•  August 8 of 1588, sent to the Armada
• Drifted of to the Flemisch coast
• The English made use of the chaos
• Biggest fight: Grevelingen
• Maneuverability --> positioning while attacking
• Spanish  = - 5 ships and 600 sailors, English = - less than 100

The English victory

• Bad weather --> Medina Sidonia: Spanish Armada sailed back via the north coast of Scotland and Ireland 
• Bad weaterh, Illnesses, food shortages and navigations errors
• 24 ships crashed
• 67-151 ships survived barely 
• 10.000-30.000 sailors

The English Pride

• National Pride
• Queen Elizabeth introduced long-range weapons 
• King Phillip II: rebuild his fleet
• Destroyed by storms
• 1604: 16 years after the original fight, peace treaty was signed
• The Anglo-Spanish war was over

HOW MANY BURNERS DID ENGLAND SENT TO THE SPANISH ARMADA

1. 7
2. 8
3. 13
4. 9

HOW MANY SHIPS DID ENGLAND LOSE TO THE ARMADA?

1. 7
2. 2
3. 0
4. 4

IN WHAT YEAR WAS THE PEACE TREATY SIGNED?

1. 1589
2. 1597
3. 1588
4. 1604

Important English people

• Howard of Effingham 1517
• Francis Drake 1540
• Martin Frobisher 1535
• John Hawkins 1532
• Together

Who was credited with the victory of england?

1. Howard of Effingham
2. Francis Drake
3. Martin Frobisher
4. John Hawkins

who got attacked by 30 Spanish vessels?

1. Howard of Effingham
2. Francis Drake
3. John Hawkins
4. Martin Frobisher

The End

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