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Well, there were religious aspects. While England was protestant under Elizabeth, Spain was Catholic under Philip II, so it was natural to have antagonism. Next, Elizabeth executed the Catholic Queen of Scotland, Mary. This angered Philip because it crushed his hopes of a Catholic England. Also, the privateers of england, such as Sir Francis Drake, attacking the Spanish treasure ships helped to make relations worse. As another point, when Philip II asked for Elizabeth's hand in marriage, he was baltantly refused. All this helped worsen the relations of Spain and England, and contributed to the attack of the Spanish Armada.

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