However in 1553 when Mary proposed the marriage treaty England was economically drained and therefore vulnerable. An alliance with wealthy Spain served Englands interests in protecting it from France. It was also crucial to Mary's ultimate aim of making England catholic again. She was aware she needed a catholic heir if her changes to England were to stick. Charles could provide that.
On the contrary, the marriage would safeguard England as any heir Mary and Philip may have produced would have inherited the Netherlands and England. This could potentially become a secure and substantial empire; therefore at this point in time, Spain was an ally to England. However, Spain was soon to become much less of an ally to England, demonstrated by Philip’s actions soon after their marriage. He only visited England in 1556, when he wanted England to join Spain in war with France in 1557. Spain had already defeated France when England captured St Quentin and the war soon led to England losing its last foothold in Europe - Calais.
Why did the US go to war with Spain in 1898? The US declared war on Spain for many reasons, many of which appeared to be selfless and helpful however the underlying reason was much more selfish and a way of getting revenge for an act that was blamed on Spain. Yet later found evidence proves that this in fact had nothing to do with Spain, and in fact was a probably a technical fault. Cuba had been a Spanish colony since Columbus’ discovery of the island in 1492, and had been in rebellion for its independence since 1895. The US therefore appeared to help Cuba by declaring war on Spain in order to achieve Cuba’s independence.
Spain ruled a number of countries in the New World. Seamen such as Sir Francis Drake stole treasure from Spanish ships during the 1570's and 80's. Elizabeth had been encouraging this. In 1559 Elizabeth decided to allow people in Wales and England to choose whether they wanted to be Catholic, or Protestant. This decision angered Philip.
The pilgrimage of grace was orchestrated to help stop the attacks against the Church in England and the monasteries. The uprising can be considered a serious threat to the Tudor monarchy because firstly it was a revolt that involved up to 40,000 men from the North which outnumbered Henry’s forces 4 to 1. It can be said that if Robert Aske decided to not trust in Henry and instead take force to grant the rebels commands then in fact the Tudor monarchy could have been taken over and in consequence ended at Henrys reign instead of his daughters Elizabeth I. If this was the case then the Northern force would have stood great chance because not only did they outnumber the crown but many of the men included had already fought against the Scots. Moreover, it wasn’t just a commoners revolt as a variety of classes were involved such as some nobility like Lord Darcy and the Percy’s and also gentry and priests stood against parliament.
source 2 is different to sources 1 and 3 as it backs up the idea that Scotland was a threat to henry’s ambitions. it shows that England was able to deal with this threat effectively in source 1 we learn that henry was unable to raise a head tax in the northern counties in 1513, and that he did not deal with the counties to pay as of fear of rebellion. not only would the failure to raise money jeopardise henry’s aims and ambitions in France, his ability to wage war in France was also threatened by the prospect that James VI might take advantage of the rebellion in the north to invade, therefore henry had to “strive” to keep his subjects loyal, “supisious” says Vergil of James’s intentions. Vergil writes about the instability of henry’s rule in the north and the strength of the Scottish
Charles failed to solve the major problem of neutralism and localism within the royalist army. If Charles army was not whole heartedly willing to fight for the king it was inevitable that the royalists would be overpowered by the parliamentarians, and especially so with the military reforms and the creation of the new model army Parliament set up the self-denying Ordinance; this was a very tactical move and elevated them in military strength above the royalists. The Ordinance removed the hierarchical nature of the parliamentarian army, (in
History Essay What was the greatest failure of James II while in Ireland In this essay I intend to clearly show the greatest failure of James II during his reign in Ireland. When discussing James of England in relation to Irish history, it is impossible to do so without mentioning a few key incidents during his time in Ireland. His Catholic faith and the controversy that it brought with it is a key factor when speaking about his demise. In this essay I intend to firstly give some background information on James II and how his conflict with the Protestant nation in Great Britain led to the battle between him and William of Orange for the Kingship of Great Britain and Ireland. I also intend to discuss in minute detail the Siege of Derry because I think it is very relevant when studying James of England.
The first two phase, the Catholic won, but the third phase Protestant was the dominant and the last one, there was no winner. The war ended with the peace treaty which show the secure of a state. It was necessary because different monarchies control different states, it is harder for states to stay unites since they were so far away from the central ruling. Like the Hapsburg from Spain ruled Austria, but the hash ruling brought the Dutch revolt and the split of Netherlands. This war is like a proof of nation and states marked off.
‘’Relations within the Privy Council can best be described by the word conflict’’ How far do you agree with this viewpoint? Elizabeth was with faced many conflicts throughout her reign, not only with other monarchs in other regions but within her Privy Council and the Parliament. Elizabeth’s Privy Council helped with the day to day running of the country and helped make sure that Elizabeth ‘ruled by consent’ of her Council and her country. Within Elizabeth’s Council there was constant conflict, this is shown throughout key points in Elizabeth’s reign, the first being the issue involving Mary Queen of Scots. The issue involving Mary Queen of Scots caused conflict between the Council and the Queen because the Queen decided not to kill her