The Anglo-Spanish War (1584 – 1604): English Queen Elizabeth I vs. Spanish King Phillip II – The Person English Queen Mary I Married, the Reason England’s Religious Future Became Ambiguous During the 16th Century, the Person Who Succeeded Mary I’s Administration and Inherited the English Monarchy, the Primary Antagonist of Mary I and Elizabeth I (Mary I’s Half Sister), the Reason Mary I Despised the Idea of Elizabeth I Becoming the Monarch of England, the Person Who Imprisoned and Released Elizabeth I, the Reason Philip II Did Not Want Scottish Queen Mary Stuart (Mary Queen of Scots) (Elizabeth I’s and Mary I’s Cousin) to Control England, the Reason Mary Stuart’s Administration Would Cause the English Government to Become Absorbed by the French Government in 1559, the Reason Philip II Believed He Could Convince Elizabeth I to Convert to Catholicism, the Result of This Endeavor, the Strategy Philip II Adopted Post the Death of Mary I, the First Task of Spanish Diplomat Gómez Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba Post Arriving Within England, the Reason Elizabeth I Refused to Become Married, Elizabeth I Refusing All Marriage Proposals, the Person Elizabeth I Sent Upon Daring Naval Exploration Expeditions, the Person Who Provided Philip II With a Monopoly of Trade Routes Between Europe, North America, and South America, the Military Strategy Elizabeth I Utilized to Protect Protestant Interests, the Reward Elizabeth I Provided English Explorer Francis Drake for Circumnavigating the World, Philip II Becoming Increasingly Hostile to Elizabeth I, How the English Government Created Chaos and Distraction for the Spanish Government, the Political Propaganda Elizabeth I Released to Justify the English Government’s Antagonization of the Spanish Government in 1585, English Military Ships Continually Raiding Spanish Ports, the Development of the Spanish Armada, the Strategy Philip II Developed to Eliminate the Threat of the English Government, the Length of Time the Spanish Armada Was Planned for, the Game Drake Played as the Spanish Armada Invaded England, the Alleged Quote of Drake During This Altercation, the Ambiguity of the Accuracy of This Account, the Length of Time Before a Historical Document Was Created to Record the Spanish Armada, the Period When the Account of Drake Receiving the Spanish Armada Was Created, the Fallacy of the Spanish Armada Being the Largest Naval Invasion Within English History, the Number of Military Ships Controlled by the Spanish Armada in 1588 vs the Number of Military Ships Controlled by the English Government in 1588, the English Government Commandeering Ships to Combat the Spanish Armada, the Problems Which Occurred During the Migration of the Spanish Armada, the Person Who Led the Spanish Armada, the Strategy the Spanish Armada Leveraged to Invade England, the Causation of the First Dual Casualties During the Anglo-Spanish War, the Reason Drake Successfully Captured the Nuestra Señora del Rosario Ship (Our Lady of the Rosary), the Benefit of Drake Capturing the Nuestra Señora del Rosario for the English Government, the Professions Which Became Agents of Propaganda During the 16th Century, the Most Popular Form of Political Media During Late 16th Century, the Reason Stories and Songs of Invasion and Conquest Were Popular With the English Public During the Late 16th Century, the Reason Stories of Conquest Were Important for English Propaganda During the Late 16th Century, the English Military Stalking the Spanish Armada Along the English Channel, the Reason the Spanish Armada Became Vulnerable to Attack During This Procession, Elizabeth I Migrating to Tilbury, England to Rally the English Military, Elizabeth I Delivering the Speech to the Troops at Tilbury Oration to Rally the English Military, the Quote Elizabeth I Stated to the English Military During the Speech to the Troops at Tilbury Oration, the Modification Made Within the Traditional Version of This Account, the Reason the English Military Set Fire to its Own Ships During the La Empresa de Inglaterra (Enterprise of England) Invasion by the Spanish Armada, the Spanish Military’s Reaction to This Strategy, the Number of Ships the Spanish Military Lost During This Initial Conflict, the Spanish Military Retreating Back to Spain Post the La Empresa de Inglaterra Conflict, the Ambiguity of the Authenticity of This Account, the State of the Spanish Armada’s Invasion Prior to Elizabeth I Delivering the Speech to the Troops at Tilbury Oration vs the State of the Spanish Armada’s Invasion After Elizabeth I’s Delivery of the Speech to the Troops at Tilbury Oration, the Period When Elizabeth I Delivered the Speech to the Troops at Tilbury Oration, the Reason English Soldiers Were Dismissed From Duty Early During the Anglo-Spanish War, the Reason English Diplomat James Aske Wrote the Elizabeth Tirumphans (Elizabeth Triumphant) Poem, Aske Not Including Elizabeth I’s Most Well Known Quote From the Speech to the Troops at Tilbury Oration, the Person Who Created the Account of Elizabeth I’s Most Well Known Quote From the Speech to the Troops at Tilbury Oration, Experts Debating the Validity of This Claim During the Modern Day, the Number of Ships the Spanish Armada Lost During the Retreat to Spain, the View of This Natural Disaster During the Late 16th Century, How the Dutch Public Celebrated the Defeat of the Spanish Armada Within the Netherlands, the English Government Asserting its Dominance Over Europe During the Late 16th Century, the Letter Published Across Europe Which Highlighted Elizabeth I as a Unifying Monarch, the Person Who Published This Letter, How This Propaganda Was Leveraged for the Benefit of Elizabeth I, the Date the Armada Portrait Procession Passed Through London, England, the Major Cause of Death for English Soldiers During the La Empresa de Inglaterra Invasion, the Economic Benefit Ill Soldiers Provided to the English Monarchy, Elizabeth I Becoming Unpopular Amongst the English Public During Economic Crisis Within England, Elizabeth I Commissioning Many Propagandized Portraits During Her Administration, the Year the English Military Began Plotting an Anglicized Spanish Armada, the Volume of Spanish Ships Which Migrated Back to Spain for Repairs During the Anglo-Spanish War, the 3 Primary Objectives of Drake in 1589, the Result of the English Military’s English Armada Invasion of Spain, How the English Government Propagandized This Failure, English Propaganda Unable to Conceal the Economic Strain of the Anglo-Spanish War, the Length of Time Elizabeth I Controlled the English Monarchy, the 3rd Longest Reigning Monarch Within English History During the 16th Century, the End of the Tudor Dynasty (1485 A.D. – 1603), the Cult of Personality Which Developed Post Elizabeth I’s Death, the English Public’s View of Elizabeth I and the English Navy During the Early 17th Century, the Person Who Commissioned 10 Tapestries to Celebrate the English Military’s Victory Over the Spanish Armada During the Anglo-Spanish War, the Economic Cost of These 10 Tapestries, the Size of These 10 Tapestries, the Person English Lord Privy Seal William Howard Sold These Tapestries to, the Importance of These Tapestries Within Westminster Abbey During the 18th Century, the Reason English Caricaturist James Gillray Created the Consequences of a Successful French Invasion Political Imagery, the Illustrations Gillray Depicted Within the Consequences of a Successful French Invasion Political Imagery, the Symbolism of the 10 Tapestries Within Westminster Abbey and Their Destruction, the Event Which Destroyed These 10 Tapestries, the Recreation of These 10 Tapestries During the 19th Century, the Reason a Statue of English Queen Victoria Was Added to This Recreation, the Period of the Beginning of the British Empire (1583 – 1997), the Purpose of English Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s Britain Awake Speech, the Nickname of Thatcher and the Reason for This, the View of Thatcher by Supporters During the 1980’s, Much of the Account of Elizabeth I’s Speech to the Troops at Tilbury Oration Deemed Inaccurate by Experts During the Modern Day, Thatcher Understanding the Influence of Elizabeth I as a Warrior Monarch, the Person Thatcher Campaigned for to Help Release From Prison, the Gift Thatcher Provided to Chilean President Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, and the Possible Reason the Story of the Spanish Armada and England Has Remained Relevant During the Modern Day

Queen Mary, the daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, was married to King Philip II of Spain, which provided Philip II considerable political influence over England. This royal power couple however failed to produce an heir causing England’s religious future to become jeopardized. Elizabeth I, next in line to the throne and a Protestant unlike her Catholic half-sister, born to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. The chief rival of both of these monarchs was Elizabeth I cousin Mary Queen o...


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