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The Spanish Armada 01
The Spanish Armada was a fleet of ships.

The Spanish Armada 01

This KS3 History quiz takes a look at the Spanish Armada. The Spanish Armada was a fleet of ships. The Armada's mission was to sail to Gravelines in Flanders and transport an army commanded by the Duke of Parma across the Channel to England. The mission eventually failed. The Armada was sent by King Philip II of Spain and was supported by the Catholic Church. Spain was the world 'superpower' at the time and the Catholic religion was the most powerful and rich church. When Elizabeth I became queen, she was a Protestant and that worried the Spanish, who were Catholics.

During the first part of Elizabeth's reign, Catholics were not persecuted, however, after a number of Catholic rebellions, that changed. Important Catholics were afraid for their lives.

Finally, King Philip decided that the time had come to invade England and place Mary Queen of Scots, a Catholic, on the English throne. There were many other reasons for the Armada - for example, English pirates like Francis Drake had been attacking Spanish ships and stealing the treasure the Spanish had already stolen from the South American civilisations. Drake had also attacked the Armada in Cadiz harbour in April 1587. This attack slowed down their preparations, but King Philip II of Spain's great Armada was finally ready to sail in the summer of 1588.

Which King of Spain ordered the Armada to sail?
Alonso II
Carlos I
Ferdinand I
Philip II
He was a Catholic and did not like the idea that England was ruled by a Protestant queen
Who did Philip want to remove from the English throne?
Edward VI
Elizabeth I
Henry VIII
He had hoped to put Mary Queen of Scots onto the throne - she was a Catholic
Which is not a reason for his hatred of Elizabeth?
Elizabeth was a Protestant
He believed that women were too weak to rule
He did not believe that she was the lawful queen
She had encouraged raids on Spanish ships
Catholic Philip believed that Mary Queen of Scots had been the rightful heir
Philip also wanted revenge on which Englishman?
John Hawkins
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Philip Sidney
Sir Walter Raleigh
Drake and other English pirates had raided many Spanish ships
Elizabeth sent soldiers to help which country rebel against Spanish rule?
This annoyed Philip even further!
Philip II was the widower of which Queen?
Catherine of Aragon
Isabella of Spain
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Tudor
Mary had died in 1558
Which Admiral was the Armada's original commander?
Santa Clausio
Santa Cruz
Santa Dominguez
Santa Lopez
He died just before the Armada left Spain
The Armada sailed in which year?
It took two days for all the 130 Armada ships to leave the port
Before the Armada left, where did Drake carry out a daring attack on it?
He claimed to have 'burned the King of Spain's beard'!
The Armada eventually set out from which port?
In Portugal - a country that Philip II also ruled
Author:  Jan Crompton

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