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The Defeat of the Spanish Armada

The Defeat of the Spanish Armada. Edward VI (1547-1553) (Lady Jane Grey—1558 “The Nine Days’ Queen”) Mary Tudor (1553-1558) QUEEN ELIZABETH I

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The Defeat of the Spanish Armada

Edward VI (1547-1553)

(Lady Jane Grey—1558 “The Nine Days’ Queen”)

Mary Tudor (1553-1558)

QUEEN ELIZABETH I (1558-1603)

Edward VI and his advisors made England a Protestant nation.

Mary Tudor returned England to a Catholic nation—even married Philip II of Spain.

Queen Elizabeth I:Act of Supremacy (1559)Act of Uniformity (1559)Refusal to marry Philip IIMary, Queen of Scots

England’s support of the Netherlands against the Spanish.Treaty of Nonsuch (1585)

Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1587)

Defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588)Reactions across Europe