The Catholic Spanish wished to overthrow the Protestant English Queen Elizabeth but the English defeated them and it led to the decline of Spain.
Because Philip of Spain was a Catholic and Elizabeth I was a protestant. Their religious views differed so much that they fought over everything. The Spanish Armada attempted the invasion of England in order to overthrow Elizabeth I and establish Philip and his daughter, the infanta Isabella as the rulers of England. The armada was repelled and sunk by the English navy led by Sir Francis Drake.
Spain
Francisco Goya.
Mary, Queen of Scots
Spain
The Catholic Spanish wished to overthrow the Protestant English Queen Elizabeth but the English defeated them and it led to the decline of Spain.
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Philip II, then ruler of Spain, sent a fleet of ships called the Armada to invade England and overthrow Elizabeth I. then ruler of England. It was a disastrous failure.
Because Philip of Spain was a Catholic and Elizabeth I was a protestant. Their religious views differed so much that they fought over everything. The Spanish Armada attempted the invasion of England in order to overthrow Elizabeth I and establish Philip and his daughter, the infanta Isabella as the rulers of England. The armada was repelled and sunk by the English navy led by Sir Francis Drake.
Spain
Francisco Goya.
The Spanish Armada was an attempt to overthrow the English Queen Elizabeth, who was a Protestant. At this time in Spain, there was strong support of Catholicism (Inquisition).and they wanted to tack power. dont us this if is
Mary, Queen of Scots
The notes that Mary Queen of Scots sent to Philip II of Spain requested his assistance and support in her efforts to gain the English throne. She sought military intervention to help her overthrow Queen Elizabeth I and secure her own claim to the English crown.
The Duke of WELLINGTON
Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots were two different people. They were cousins. Mary plotted to overthrow Elizabeth, so Elizabeth had her executed. Elizabeth protected her country from its greatest enemy, Spain, by funding privateers (aka pirates) to prey on Spanish ships off the coast of North America, and by building a fleet of her own that decisively defeated the Spanish "Armada" with the help of a bad storm.