1. The Rise of England

2. How did the English gain control of New Amsterdam?
Why did they change the name to New York?
What makes a country powerful?

3. Factors Influencing English Power
Population and workforce
Economic Health
Military Capacity: from Hundred Years War to Spanish Armada
Organization of Forces
Technology
Territory
State Policy
Alliances
Legislation: Navigation Acts 1650s to 1790s

5. Population of European Polities in the 1300s and 1400s

7. The foundation of the English Economy Prior to 1550

8. England’s economy was fairly simple prior to 1500

9. The English demonstrated innovative warfare techniques during the 1300s in the 100 years war

10. Great Seal of Edward III

13. Crecy

14. 1360

15. English military might was in decline by the mid 1400s English Archers from a 15th century manuscript

16. Henry V ruled 1413-22 English victories against the French in the early 1400s were short lived

17. Agincourt

18. 1429: The Height of English Power

19. Joan D’Arc c. 1430

20. The French were masters of mobile cannons by 1450 "Cannon, Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, France" by Alfo23 from Svizzera - Gita Colmar 28. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Commons -

21. Henry VII (1485-1509) recognized the costs of war and avoided it
Henry VII ( ) recognized the costs of war and avoided it . Instead he built an alliance with the Hapsburgs

22. By the reign of Henry VIII ( ) England was a second rate power behind France and especially Spain

23. Charles at Muhlberg 1547 Commemorating Victory over the League of Schmalkalden

26. Phillip II Spain

27. Philip II Arch catholic monarch of Spain from 1556-98
Launched Spanish Armada in 1588 in attempt to replace Elizabeth as Queen

28. Queen Elizabeth as Glorianna c. 1588

29. Course of the Spanish Armada 1588

30. What caused the improvement in English military might?
What were the effects on the English economy?

33. Sire John Hawkins English pirate and naval commander

34. Galleon

35. English Merchants at the Court of Ivan the Terrible: The Muscovy Company ushered in an age of entrepreneurship

37. By the 1570s, England was one of the principal arms manufacturers in Europe

38. Metallurgy encouraged the development of fossil fuels

41. The Anglo-Dutch Wars

42. During the reign of William and Mary ( ), the English improved their commercial position vis-à-vis Holland