Intro Quiz: How did Elizabeth's direct action provoke all-out war with Spain?

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﻿Hello, and welcome to the lesson with me Miss Masson. In today's lesson, we'll be continuing our study of Elizabeth. And looking specifically at how Elizabeth's direct action provoked all out war with Spain. For today's lesson. All you need is a pen and a piece of paper. Before beginning the lesson today, please ensure that you've written down the title of today's lesson and that you have removed all distractions from your environment. Please pause the video now and ensure that you have done so, and then we can begin today's lesson. So, where does today's lesson fit with our previous learning? Well, it's going to extend and develop what we already know about how Elizabeth actions in the Netherlands up until 1585 course conflict with Spain. So today we're going to pick up from where we left off with last lesson, with the English signing The Treaty of Nonsuch with the Dutch rebels in 1585. And then we will look at what Elizabeth the first did between 1585 and 1587, which escalated tensions further with Spain due to her actions in the Netherlands. But before examining that in more detail, let us just quickly recap what we learned last lesson, which is going to help us get off to a flying start today. And the way I would like you to do this is by answering two questions in full sentences. Question one, what was the impact of Elizabeth's actions in the Netherlands on Anglo-Spanish relations? Okay, Anglo Spanish relations, meaning the relationship between England and Spain. And question two, how did Elizabeth policy towards the Netherlands change in 1585? You can use that timeline on the previous slides to help you. But pause the video now to complete that task and resume when you're ready to go through the answers. Okay, well done for completing that. Let's go through the answers. So the answer to the question one, Elizabeth actions led to a deterioration in relations between England and Spain because King Philip the second of Spain regarded Elizabeth's actions in the Netherlands to be a direct attack on Spanish interests, especially in the Treaty of Nonsuch in 1585. Question two, the answer to that was, Elizabeth policy towards an evidence changed from nondirect intervention to direct action in the Netherlands after she signed the Treaty of Nonsuch in 1585. Now, remember before Elizabeth signed the Treaty of Nonsuch in 1585, she had been intervening in the Netherlands in a non direct way to avoid provoking Spain into a war. But that changed when she signed that treaty in 1585, because in that treaty, she agreed to help the Dutch rebels directly. And this will be our focus for our lessons today. We'll be looking at how Elizabeth's direct action provokes all out Wars Spain. And we'll be looking specifically at her actions between 1585 and 1587 in the Netherlands. So in the next few slides, I will talk through the direct action that Elizabeth took between 1585 and 1587 in the Netherlands, which provoked war with Spain in 1588. So in 1584 King Philip the second of Spain had made an alliance with the French Catholic league who were both determined to crush out Protestantism from Europe. And this alliance was sealed in the Treaty of Joinville. This meant that France and Spain were now allies. And it meant that Elizabeth the first could now no longer delay in taking action against Spain. And to do this, in 1585 Elizabeth signed the Treaty of Nonsuch with the Dutch. This marked a change in Elizabeth's policy as before she had tried to avoid provoking an all out war with Spain, by intervening only indirectly in the Netherlands. However in the Treaty of Nonsuch she agreed to send an army of around 6,000 soldiers to help the Dutch in their fight against the Spanish in the Netherlands. Elizabeth decided that this military campaign would be led by one of her favourites, Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester. And to help us much further Elizabeth the first also sent Francis Drake to the New World to disrupt Spanish trade and supplies of resources that will use to support the Spanish forces in the Netherlands. King Philip the second was absolutely furious about this and he interpreted these actions as an act of war. Now, I would like you to pause the video and complete the sentence below based on what you've just heard, adding any other details to your sentence that you believe are relevant. Resume the video when you've completed your task. In 1585, Elizabeth the first signed, this meant that. The next form direct action that Elizabeth the first took in the Netherlands was actually sending Robert Dudley on that mission to the Netherlands to give assistance to the Dutch rebels. And Dudley's campaign in the Netherlands started very badly in January 1586. Elizabeth the first didn't provide Dudley with sufficient money or soldiers to launch a really effective campaign against the Spanish in the Netherlands. She was reluctant to give him enough resources to fully crush Spain, as she still wanted to negotiate with them. Matters were made worse when later on the Dutch offered Elizabeth the first of sovereignty, Supreme control over the Netherlands. Without Elizabeth's permission, Dudley accepted the title of Governor-General. This infuriated Elizabeth, as it also infuriated King Philip the second of Spain who believed this was evidence that England was trying to usurp Spanish wall in the Netherlands. Throughout 1586, Dudley's forces were not able to fully stop the Duke of Parma from moving throughout the Netherlands and retaking control. However in 1587 Dudley was successful in stopping the Duke of Parma, taking control of the deep water port of Ostend and other deep water points. Now, this was important. As if the Spanish were going to invade England from the Netherlands. They would need access to such deep water ports as they would be crucial as a launch for their Spanish ships, the large ships. But despite this success, Dudley was ordered to return from the Netherlands by the end of 1587. As the campaign was viewed as a total failure and stopping Spanish forces from retaking the Netherlands. Now I would like you to pause the video and complete the sentence below based on what you've just heard adding any other important details to it. In January 1586, the Earl of Leicester, it started badly because, later on Leicester was able to, this was important because. Resume the video when you're ready to move on. The next form of direct action that Elizabeth the first took in Netherlands, which also angered Spain, was ordering an event that became known as the singeing of the King of Spain's beard in 1587. Now, though there was never any sort of formal declaration of war between England and Spain, by the mid 1580s both countries considered themselves to be at active war against each other. It was also clear at this time King Philip the second was planning a major naval invasion of England. Now to try and weaken Spain and disrupt their plans for naval invasion, in April 1587 Elizabeth the first gave permission to Francis Drake to attack some of the Spanish fleet that was stationed in Cadiz harbour. The attack destroyed 30 Spanish ships, which was a huge loss to the Spanish Navy. The attack meant that King Philip the second had to delay his plans for a naval invasion of England for up to a year. This was important as it gave England time to prepare its own fleets and build defences throughout England. The attack became known as the singeing of the King of Spain's beard. After the attack on Cadiz, Drake then attacked Spanish colonies, ports and ships in Portugal, and in the Azores. And stole their treasure. In July 1588 King Philip of Spain formally launched his naval invasion of England, which was named The Spanish Armada. Now I would like you to pause the video and complete the sentence below based on what I have just told you about that event called the singeing of the King's beard. In 1587, Sir Francis Drake attacked, he managed to, this was important because. So now we have an overview of how Elizabeth's direct action in the Netherlands between 1585 and 1587 provokes a war with Spain. We're going to answer a series of comprehension questions. Which is going to consolidate and extend our knowledge of this direct action and its impact. You will need to use the worksheet to answer these questions. Now questions one to four should be around two to three sentences in length. And the challenge question should be around four to five sentences in a detailed paragraph. Please pause the video now to complete those comprehension questions and resume the video when you're ready to go through the answers. Okay, now we're going to go through the answers to those comprehension questions. So question one, what was the impact of the Treaty of Nonsuch on Anglo-Spanish relations? Now an acceptable answer to that question would be that the Treaty of Nonsuch made relations between Spain and England worse. But a better answer, a good answer to that question would be something like this, the treaty of Nonsuch led to a deterioration in relations between Spain and England. This was because it formalised an alliance between the Dutch rebels in England. Which King Philip the second of Spain interpreted as an act of war. It's also made relations worse because to help with Dutch rebels, Elizabeth the first allowed Sir Francis Drake to disrupt Spanish trade in the New World which also angered Philip. Now this is a good answer, as it explains exactly why the Treaty of Nonsuch led to the deterioration in relations. With reference to the fact that the Treaty meant that the Dutch in English were now allies, and Elizabeth the first subsequent actions were interpreted as an act of war by King Philip the second of Spain. Well done, if you had something similar for your answer. If not, please take a moment now to pause the video and add those details to your answer. Resume when you were ready to move on. Okay, question two, What were the consequences of the Earl of Leicester's mission to the Netherlands in 1587? Now an acceptable answer to that question would be that the Earl of Leicester's mission was seen as a failure and he was recalled to England in 1587. However, a better answer to that question, which recognises the multiple consequences of the Earl of Leicester's mission. And the impact that had on relations with Spain would be something like this, one consequence of the Earl of Leicester's mission was that it made relations with Spain worse. This was because Leicester accepted the title of Governor-General of the Netherlands without Elizabeth's this permission, which King Philip the second of Spain believed was evidence that England was trying to usurp Spanish rule there. Another consequence was that Dudley was able to stop the Duke of Parma taking control of the deep water points across the Netherlands. This was important because it weakened Spain's ability to launch a naval invasion of England from these crucial access points. Well done, if your answer looks similar to that. If not, that's okay. Please just take a moment now to pause the video and add any important information or detail that you can see in the screen in front of you now that will help you improve your answer. Resume the video and then we will move on. Okay, question three, why did Elizabeth order what became known as the singeing of the King of Spain's beard in 1587. An acceptable answer to that question would be that Elizabeth ordered that event to try and weaken Spain and disrupt their plans. But a better answer to that question, a good answer, which recognises the multiple reasons why Elizabeth ordered that event and links in together would be something like this. One reason Elizabeth the first orderd the singeing of the King of Spain's beard in 1587 was to try and weaken Spain . From the mid 1580s it was clear that Spain was planning a major attack on England. By allowing Drake to attack the Cadiz harbour. Their naval strength could be weakened by destroying their ships. Another reason Elizabeth the first ordered the singeing of the King of Spain's beard was to try and disrupt their plans for a naval invasion of England. By attacking their ships they could delay the invasion and give England more time to prepare its defences. well done, if your answer looks like that good answer. If not, just take a minute now to pause the video and improve your answer based on the good answer that I've provided for you. Resume when you were ready to move on. Okay, question four, What were the consequences of the singeing of the King of Spain's beard in 1587? An acceptable answer to that question would be, it meant that 30 Spanish ships were destroyed and King Philip the second of Spain's plan for a naval invasion of England that was delayed by a year. But a good answer to that question would be something like this. One consequence of the singeing of the King of Spain beard in 1587 was that it weakened Spain's naval forces, as Drake's attack on Cadiz harbour destroyed 30 Spanish ships. Another consequence of the singeing of the King of Spain's beard was that it delayed King Philip the second of Spain's plans to launch a naval invasion of England for a year. This was important as it gave England time to build its own fleets and build defences in preparation for this invasion. Now that's the better answer because it also recognises the multiple consequences of the singeing of the King of Spain beard by force Spain and England. Pause the video now if you need to use that good answer to make a few adjustments to your own answer and resume when you're ready to move on. Okay, question five is your challenge question, and you have to explain why England's actions in the Netherlands between 1585 and 1587 angered King Philip the second of Spain. Now a good answer to this question would look something like this. One reason why England actions in the Netherlands between 1585 and 1587 angered King Philip the second of Spain was because of the fact that Elizabeth signed the Treaty of Nonsuch with the Dutch rebels in 1585. This angered King Philip the second of Spain because he viewed this is an act of war against Spain and at the time was, trying to crush the Dutch rebellion in the Netherlands. But that's not everything you may have mentioned in regards to what England did in the Netherlands that angered King Philip of Spain. You could have also mentioned how Leicester's actions in the Netherlands, his campaign to help with Dutch rebels also angered King Philip the second. And you could have also mentioned how the singeing of the King of Spain's beard. Case of Francis Drake's attack on Cadiz also angered King Philip the second of Spain. If you need to pause the video now to make a few adjustments to that, then please do so. And resume when you're ready to move on. Okay, well done for all the hard work you've done so far in your lesson today. Now, if you would like you can complete this extension activity. Which will allow you to extend your knowledge and understanding just that little bit further. And your extension activity is to explain how Elizabeth's actions in the Netherlands between 1585 and 1587 provoked all out war with Spain. And to help you with your extension activity, you have some sentence starters to help you structure your response. And the key words on the right should give you an indication of what you may want to refer to in your response. Pause now to complete your extension activity and resume when you are ready to go through the answers. Well done for completing your extension activity. On the screen in front of you, you can see a good answer to this question, which identifies the specific actions that Elizabeth the first took in the Netherlands between 1585 and 1587, which provoked an all out war with Spain. Of course, this answer does not include everything you could have mentioned. So you might've also wanted to refer to how the singeing of the King of Spain beard was another important factor which provoked war with Spain. Pause the video now to read through that answer in front of you and adjust your own response if you wish. Resume when you're ready for the final parts of this lesson today. Well, that brings us to the end of today's lesson. A big well done on all the fantastic hard work that you've done today. All that's left for you to do now is to complete the exit quiz for this lesson. And if you would like, you may ask your parents or carer to share your work following the steps on screen. But for now, that's all for me. I look forward to learning more with you next lesson, goodbye.

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This lesson examines how Elizabeth's further intervention in the Netherlands between 1585 and 1587 lead to all out war with Spain in 1588. It looks specifically at the role of the Earl of Leicester's campaign in the Netherlands and Drake's 'singeing of the King of Spain's beard' in escalating tension further.

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How did Elizabeth's direct action provoke all-out war with Spain?

Elizabeth I: Meeting the challenge, 1558-1588

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Why did Elizabeth’s background and character impact on her early reign?

How was Elizabethan society structured and what challenges did it pose?

How was Elizabethan government structured and what challenges did it pose?

How bad were Elizabeth's financial problems?

What challenges did Elizabeth face from abroad?

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Why did the different religious groups concern Elizabeth?

How did Elizabeth's settlement try to deal with the religious problems?

How difficult was the settlement to enforce?

To what extent did Puritans and Catholics challenge the religious settlement?

How did the key foreign powers react to the settlement?

Why was Mary, Queen of Scots a problem?

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How significant a threat did the Revolt of the Northern Earls pose to Elizabeth?

How threatening were Catholic plots after 1570?

Why was Mary Queen of Scots executed in 1587?

How did developments in the New World contribute to the breakdown of relations between England and Spain?

Why did Elizabeth's relationship with Spain deteriorate due to political challenges?

Why was the Spanish Armada defeated in 1588?

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How were people educated in Elizabethan society?

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Why did poverty and vagabondage increase in Elizabethan England?

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This lessons reviews Exploration and asks students to reach judgement about the success of it. The lesson then reviews more broadly how far Elizabeth met the challenge of her reign by looking over a number of central aspects that we have considered and then reaching an overall judgement as to how far Elizabeth did 'Meet the challenge' as per the overall title of the Elizabethan unit.

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How did Elizabeth's direct action provoke all-out war with Spain?

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