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Vs.
‘ThedeclineinAnglo-Spanishrelationsintheyears1568-85wascausedbyElizabethI’Howfar doyouagree?[16+4Spag]
Immediateconsiderations:• Daterange– makesurewhatyoutalkaboutiswithinthedaterangeof
thequestion(1568-85)eg:Mary,QueenofScots&BabingtonPlotarenotvalidexamples.
• What‘extent’doyouagree?Remembertherehastobe2sides toyourargumentbutitdoesn'thavetobe50/50
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• Conclusion– Makesureyouevaluatewhyyourexamplesledtodecliningrelationsandwhytheymighthavehadmoreofarole,eg… AlthoughPhilipworriedaboutSpanishforcessoclosetoEngland,thatwasmoreherownworry,whereasElizabethactuallydirectlyattackedPhilipbytellingDraketoattackhisshipsandcolonies,or,ElizabethhadbeennigglingPhilipforyears…
Totallydisagree Totallyagree
Lesserextent Largerextent
Agree/SupportStatement:Elizabeth’sfault Disagree:Otherreasons
• 1568 GenoeseLoan,SeaBeggars• EncouragingDraketoattackSpanish coloniesand
ships,1570’s- £400,000• KnightingDrakein1580afterhissuccessfulraidon
thenewworld• IndirectinterventionintheNetherlands(Casimir,
Alencon)• DirectinterventionintheNetherlands(Leicester,
7600troopsetc)• KeepingMary,QueenofScotsunderarrest• TreatyofNonsuch 1585
• DutchRevolt1568• SpanishcontrolofNetherlandswasathreatdueto
beingsoclosetoEngland• PhilipsupportedRidolfi Plot– agreeingtosend
10,000soldiers.HealsoofferedfinancialsupporttotheThrockmortonPlot
• Pope’sexcommunicationofElizabeth1570• TreatyofJoinville1584– Spain&Francejoinedforces
inaholywaragainstProtestants• DeathofAlencon &WilliamofOrangein1585
Note:Thesearejustaselectionofexamplesyoucoulduse
Considerhowsomeoftheseexampleswereinretaliationtootherexamples