There are about 7 reasons why Philip of Spain tried to invade England, one is that Elizabeth I refused to marry him (because he was her brother in law) and there are a lot more. For example religious reasons. King Philip was Catholic and Elizabeth was Protestant.also because Elizabeth had Mary of Scots killed.
King Philip II of Spain was the husband of Queen Mary I also known as Bloddy Mary, there are many reasons why Philip the II wanted to conquer England and they are
There are many other reasons why Philip wanted to conquer England but these are some of them.
Philip of Spain was a devout catholic and hated the protestants with all his heart. he was so devout that he developed a sort of knee sclerosis because he would spend a great part of a day kneeling before the cross while praying on the cold and moist ground. During 1588 in England, Elizabeth I held power. She was a protestant from birth yet she allowed those of catholic fate free denomination. Philip saw to restore the ''true fate'' in England through military conquest. he believed that by destroying England he would easily subdue all other protestant states such as Sweden, Denmark, Saxony and so on.
Another reason why Philip attacked Elizabeth was piracy. English pirates, not rarely working for the queen herself, were constantly ravaging the shores of Spanish colonies and sometimes even Spain herself. They robbed Spanish merchant ships thus stripping the Spaniards of food and gold which they imported from the colonies. Spanish manufacture was very undeveloped on Iberia so it depended heavily on import from the new world. The English thus threatened the very existence of of Spain and her dominions.
Those two reasons were enough for Philip to launch his Armada. The attack proved to be a failure because it was too many times prolonged and the Armada was poorly equipped with food and cannons. Furthermore, the wild English waters proved too be to much for heavy and and hard maneuverable Spanish ships.
because he was angered by English raiders at sea and by the help Elizabeth gave to Protestants in his lands.
Elizabeth the second denied his proposal and he was furious.
phillip II sent his ships to invade England because Elizabeth did not aceapt to marry him
(THIS IS ALL TRUE ASKED MY TEACHER SHE SAID YEAH!)
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I assume by "Spanish Armada" you mean Phillip II of Spain's unsuccessful attempt to invade England, which occurred in 1588. At the time, Queen Elizabeth I ruled England.
That was Philip the Second
He thought that with the Catholic church on his side, he would be able to do anything. His purpose for invading England was to return the country to the Catholic faith.
His Most Catholic Majesty King Philip II of Spain sent the Spanish Armada to attack England to reconvert it to Catholicism. Some believe it was also partially retaliation for ELizabeth I's refusal to marry him.
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King Philip the Second (II)
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Philip II, then ruler of Spain, sent a fleet of ships called the Armada to invade England and overthrow Elizabeth I. then ruler of England. It was a disastrous failure.
No. Spain never invade any part of Ireland.The Spanish Armada in Ireland refers to the landfall made upon the coast of Ireland in September 1588 of a large portion of the 130-strong fleet sent by Philip II to invade England.
Yes, during his marriage to Queen Mary I he was indeed king of England. He was also King of Spain, and in 1588 he sent the Spanish Armada to invade England but was defeated by the English Navy.
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In 1554, Queen Mary I of England married Philip II of Spain. Philip II is famous for the Spanish Armada of 1588. Mary burned hundreds of English men and women at the stake. This earned her the nickname Bloody Mary.
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I assume by "Spanish Armada" you mean Phillip II of Spain's unsuccessful attempt to invade England, which occurred in 1588. At the time, Queen Elizabeth I ruled England.
his ignorance to not deal with the dutch revolt and leave it discharged. also the war with england and loosing the spanish armadour in 1588