It’s actually a good thing that Bad Religion did the show with Linkin Park even though I don’t think that the target audiences necessarily line up too well; I say this because it allowed a side-by-side comparison of a truly legendary band with a pop music fad. Do you think a female ruler would have been at a disadvantage if the invasion had taken place? 5. As the English troops waited at Tilbury to fight against an invasion, Elizabeth made a famous speech in which she said that even though she was a ‘weak and feeble woman’, the fact that she was the ruler of England made her strong. 4. After this defeat, when fewer than half the ships managed to get back to Spain, why did Philip send other ‘armadas’ against England? When Philip had to deal with a rebellion in the Netherlands, it was even more important to him to be on good terms with England because his ships had to sail along the English Channel.

To make matters worse, Mary was going to marry the French prince, so it was possible that French and Scottish armies would invade England to make Mary queen. When Mary I died in 1558, England and Spain were allies in a war against France. Until Elizabeth married and had children, the next in line for the throne was her relative, Mary Stuart, the Queen of Scotland. Meanwhile, England was less threatened because Mary, Queen of Scots’ husband had died, which ended the link with France and she had returned to Scotland. However, Elizabeth also wanted to stay friends with Spain because there was an alliance between Scotland and France – a situation which was very dangerous for her. However, England felt some sympathy with the people in the Netherlands because one of the reasons they were rebelling against Spain was that some of them wanted to be Protestant. Also, two groups in France were fighting for control, which meant there was far less danger to England. Many Catholics believed Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn had not been not lawful, which meant Elizabeth should not be queen at all and Mary, Queen of Scots, should take over immediately. This could then be compared with Elizabeth I’s Armada portrait by George Gower.

This video explains the portrait. By the 1580s, the two countries were clearly enemies and Spain was supporting attempts to make England Catholic again. On top of this, there was a lot of anger among English sailors and traders because Philip would not let other countries share in the wealth that had been found in the areas Spain controlled in Central and South America. Luckily for Elizabeth, Philip did not want to see France becoming so powerful and he was willing to protect her, even though she made England Protestant again. The Armada was supposed to sail up the channel to the Netherlands and collect the Duke of Parma with an army to invade England. Suitable for: Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4 Time period: Early modern 1485-1750 Curriculum topics: Changing power of monarchs, Tudors Suggested inquiry questions: How did the English defeat the Spanish Armada? If you are using these documents with Key stage 2 for work on Significant Events it suggested that you limit the size of the extracts again and introduce some visual sources relating to Armada. Potential activities: Draw and label a map to show what happened during the conflict with Spain; Make a timeline to show the sequence of events.

The final source is an extract from a Spanish captain’s account of the events. Unfortunately, the final pages seem to have a few unintentional slips. Unfortunately, the nonrigorous shorthand, such as “God gene”, sticks, facilitating misinterpretation and enraging critics. 5. As this was an invasion in the name of religion, it was felt that any unexpected event was a sign from God; study the points below and decide which ones show God helped the English and which ones show other reasons for English success. Plans for an invasion began in 1585 but had to be delayed when Francis Drake burned some ships and destroyed lots of water barrels. The first is an extract from a letter giving details of the progress of the Spanish Armada from Lord Howard of Effingham, the Admiral of the English fleet and a letter from John Hawkins, a sea captain and one of the earliest English people to be involved in the Transatlantic Slave trade and was later funded by Elizabeth I. He was knighted for his service in the fleet against the Spanish invasion. Geneticists are the first to admit that genes don’t explain everything, and that the most important features of human behavior represent a complex interplay among many genes and the environment.