1. England and Spain Reformation & Rivalry
Mr. Meester
AP European History
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2. Mary I ( )
Mary Tudor was the Catholic daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
Mary married Philip II of Spain and organized her foreign policy around Spanish interests.
Ended Calvinism in England and reverted back to her father’s Catholic practices
Got the nickname “Bloody Mary” for killing protestants

3. Elizabeth I ( )
Mary’s successor was her half sister Elizabeth I
She was much more of a “Politque”
Repealed all of Mary’s anti- protestant laws
She would finally establish the Anglican Church
Was the authority on both spiritual and temporal matters

4. Religious Extremists
Extremists on both sides would be dissatisfied with Elizabeth’s rule
Jesuits and the Spanish directly helped Catholic extremists
Tried to remove Elizabeth from the throne
Radical Protestants were known as Puritans
They wanted to purify the Anglican Church of leftover Catholic influences

5. Trouble with another Mary & Spain
A number of events would lead to conflict between England & Spain
England would ally itself with France
Elizabeth’s execution of Mary Stuart, “Queen of Scots”, would begin the war
Mary had a better claim to the throne of England but was Catholic
Scotland had converted to Calvinism, but Mary was Queen
Elizabeth was forced to kill her after several treasonous plots

6. The Spanish Armada
In 1587, Phillip II ordered the Spanish Armada to make ready for an invasion of England
Attacks by Sir Francis Drake delayed the invasion
130 ships and over 25,000 men sailed for England
Their defeat was the beginning of the end for the Spanish Empire