ForeignPolicyAims:
•
Heavilyinfluencedbyherstrugglesathome
- Religiousstruggles
- Lackofmoney
- Lackofresources/population
Developandimprovetradetobenefit
theEnglisheconomy
ProtectEnglishborders
ProtecttheEnglishthrone
Avoidwar,especiallyifEnglishrebels
supporttheenemy
Whatdothinkishermain
priorityandwhy?
WhoisKingPhilipII?
• PhilipIIwasKingofSpainandallofSpain’sterritories/colonies
• Hewasthemostpowerfulmanintheworld
• HewaschosenbythePopetobethedefenderoftheCatholicFaithandfightallCatholic
enemies
• HeistheleaderofallCatholiccountriesinthewaragainstProtestantism
• HeisaVERYstrongCatholic
• HeopposedElizabeth’sReligioussettlement
• HeisVERYunhappywiththeexecutionoftheCatholicQueen,Mary,QueenofScots
1583
Alencon failsin
Netherlands
1586
BabingtonPlot
1570
PapalBull
excommunicates
Elizabeth
1579
Spaintakechargeinthe
Netherlands
1582
Alencon (France)return
tofighttheSpanishin
theNetherlandswith
Elizabeth’s£££
Timeline
1571
Ridolfi Plot
1584
WilliamofOrangeis
assassinated
1580
FrancisDrakereturns
fromhis
circumnavigationofthe
globe
1574
Catholicpriests
smuggledintoEngland
1588
SpanishArmada
1581
ElizabethknightsDrake
ontheGoldenHind
1584
Alencon dies,leaving
ProtestantHenriof
NavarreheirtoFrance
1587
Mary,QueenofScots
executed
1584
TreatyofJoinville
betweenSpain&
France
Plottheseonatimelinefrom1570-1588
1580
PhilipIItakes
controlofPortugal
1583
Throckmortonplot
Domestic(athome)
Foreign(abroad)
Commercial(Trade)RivalrywithSpain
Merchants or explorers
Stole other ships cargoes
Had a skull & cross bones
Conquered other countries
Captured other ships
Had their own armed ships
Made secret deals
Authorised by the government
WhichofthesedescriptionswouldbeforaPirateandwhichfora
Privateer
TheNewWorld:NorthandSouthAmerican– discoveredin1492
Exploration
• EnglishMerchantsbeganexploring
newtradeopportunities…
- Hamburg,Russia,China,India,
PersiaandTurkey
• TherewerealsoHUGEprofitstobe
madeinthenewworld…
WhydoesElizabethneedtothinkaboutothertradingposts
• SpaincontrolstheNetherlands,includingAntwerp(England’smain
tradingpost)
• SpaincontrolledtheNewWorldincludingFlorida,TheCaribbean,
Mexico,Panama,ChileandPeru–
• InordertotradeintheNewWorldyouneededalicencefromSpain
Drawyourselfa
boatwith6sailsto
writeon
Tobacco
Sugar
cane
So,whoisSirFrancisDrake?
• Englishmerchantandexplorer
• Madelotsofmoneyforinvestors,including
ElizabethI,(1572£40,000ofSpanishsilver)
• MuchofwhathedidwasconsideredPiracy
• 1570-71intheWestIndiesheseizedmany
Spanishshipsandtheircargo
• ElizabethdidnotpubliclypraiseDrake,butdid
privately
• HewasthefirstEnglishmantocircumnavigate
theglobe
• ElizabethsenthimtosailaroundSouthAmerica
bringingbackGold,Silver,Spices&anythingelse
valuable
• HewasalsotoldtoattackSpain’scoloniesinorderto
getrichquickandbereadytofighttheSpanishat
home
• Thiswasanotheractofdefiance,shewouldnotallow
SpaintodominateEngland
• Drakereturnedhomein1580with£400,000alotof
thisgoingtotheQueen’sfinances.
• Elizabethwassohappyandimpressed,sheknighted
himonhisship!
• DiscusswithyourpartnerwhatDrakehasachievedordonein
the1570’s
• DiscusshowsignificantthiswouldbeforrelationswithPhilip
IIandSpain
• Drake’sactionsagainstSpainandhercolonieswithhisclaimtoland
inNorthAmericamadeitclearthatElizabethwouldn’tacceptSpain’s
dominanceoftheAmericas
• Drake’ssuccesshasmadehimanationalheroandraisedtheprofile
ofEnglandasastrongseafaringnation
• England’sfinanceswereboostedalotatatimeofgrowingconcern
overSpain
• KnightingDrakeonhisshipsentastrongmessageofdefianceto
Spain
YounowhavetowriteElizabethaletter
explainingthemanysuccessesofDrakebut
alsogiveherawordofwarningregardingthe
strainontherelationshipwithPhilipII(200
wordsminimum)