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Elizabeth I's foreign policy - Coggle Diagram
Elizabeth I's foreign policy
issues of succession
marriage issues
suitors included Robert Dudley, Philip of Spain, and prince Erik of Sweden
marriage and parliament
parliament pressed Elizabeth to marry or name a successor which angered Elizabeth, as she saw this as part of the royal prerogative
final succession
Elizabeth refused to name a successor, though since Mary queen of Scots was executed, her son James VI had the best hereditary claim, leading to him being placed on the throne
Mary, queen of Scots
Mary posed a continuous problem to Elizabeth due to catholics wanting to place her on the throne, and Mary being involved in plots to remove Elizabeth
ridolfi plot 1571
Mary to marry northumberland and overthrow Elizabeth
throckmorton plot 1583
foreign landing in Sussex followed by overthrow of Elizabeth and placing Mary on the throne
led to creation of the bonds of association
parry plot 1585
plot to assassinate elizabeth
further tightening of the queen's securitty
babington plot 1586
Mary complicit in a plot to assassinate elizabeth
led to mary's execution
Elizabeth was reluctant to execute Mary, but after 4 months of putting it off she signed the execution papers
spain
1560s
generally cordial in the 1560s
deteriorated towards the end of the decade due to the trading of John Hawkins in the carribean, who sought to remove Spanish monopolies
also deteriorated due to the situation in the Netherlands, with Elizabeth being pressured to aid dutch protestants
deteriorated due to English harassment of the spanish
seizure of money from Spanish ships being grounded in English ports due to a storm
1570-85
expulsion of sea beggars 1572
forced to land in dutch port, sparking a full scale revolt agains the Spanish forces there
by 1576 all provinces in the Netherlands had risen up against the spanish
situation favoured by Elizabeth
strained anglo-dutch relations after Elizabeth sent troops led by the earl of Leicester who quickly returned to england, leaving ill disciplined troops
spanish armada
many vessels commandeered by the Portuguese, creating a huge fleet
sailing was delayed due to a successful English attack in Cadiz in 1587
engaged in indecisive battle with the English inn summer 1558
poor winds led to their retreat back to Spain
1588-1604
war at sea
the English made three attacks on spain and its colonies, including the capture and occupation of Cadiz
capture of Cadiz humiliated Phillip and prevented Spanish ships from sailing to the Indies
spanish tried to exploit a rebellion in Ireland, prevented by poor winds
netherlands
the cost of maintaining a force was high
by 1594 the Spanish had been expelled from all northern dutch lands