Title: The Reason why spain Invaded Englsnd in 1588 Category:History / European History Details: Words: 392 | Pages: 1.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Reason why spain Invaded Englsnd in 1588
We are fairly positive, that King Phillip did not wan to rule England, or make English People speak Spanish. Below are the Reasons Why he Invaded England .We know he did not invade England to rule it since he already had enough land in europe. On April 4, 1581 a ship named the Golden Hinde lay at anchor. Francis Drake had just come back from a 3 year voyage of stealing Spanish treasure. He had stolen the equivalent of 5 ½ ( 10 m $ ) million pounds in today's terms worth of silver, …showed first 85 words of 392 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 392 total…that Elizabeth Was illegitimate. under Catholic faith Henry VIII, had no right to divorce His first wife, Catharine of Argon, to marry Elizabeth's mother, Meaning Elizabeth had no right to the throne.
Philip wanted a catholic ruler it could have been Mary queen of Scots, a Catholic ruler brought up in France. But after Elizabeth had her beheaded in 1587 A.D. because of her involvement in the Babington Plot. So there was no hope of this happening so King Philip decided to take action himself.
