The Rise of the Pax Britannica
Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold 1558: Philip II of Spain’s wife Queen Mary of England dies Philip and Mary are Catholic England is Protestant Philip wants to restore Catholicism to England
Invasion!
Elizabeth I Becomes queen at 25 Protestant queen and daughter of Henry VIII Asks Sir Francis Drake to command the British Navy Elizabeth I is Great Britain’s greatest queen and one of the best leaders in history
Francis Drake vs. The Spanish Armada A storm sinks many of the Spanish ships British ships were smaller and faster than the Spanish and sank numerous ships A second storm wrecks the surviving Spanish ships
Rise of the Pax Britannica By defeating the Spanish Armada, England becomes the world’s new superpower Britain’s naval supremacy will last into early 20th Century First step towards Britain claiming a true world empire “The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire” The empire begins in 1558 and did not officially end until 1997 The Pax Britannica: Britain ensures a stable peace that will eventually allow the birth of the United States
Biggest World Empires 1. British Empire 2. Mongol Empire 3. Russian Empire 4. Spanish Empire 5. Umyyad Caliphate 6. Yuan Dynasty 7. Qing Dynasty 8. French Colonial Empire
Elizabeth Rules: God Save the Queen
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