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Why Did Spain Want to Invade England in 1588?
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Phillip II of Spain planned to invade England, overthrow Elizabeth's protestant regime. The Spanish Armada set out in 1588 supported by Pope Sixtus V who treated the invasion as a crusade. A zealous Catholic, Phillip planned to reclaim the lands stolen by Henry VIII, reopen monasteries and restore the Catholic forms of worship.
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Short answer: Phillip II hated Elizabeth I for religious reasons. Phillip II also thought that he had a claim to the throne of England as he was the husband of the late Queen Mary
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A big part of it was religion; Spain was strongly catholic, and the Spanish King didn't like the fac tthat Elizabeth I had a fairly relaxed (for the time) attitude towards denominations
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Henry VIII of England felt it was absolutely necessary for him to have a male heir to inherit the Throne of England. At that time England was a Roman Catholic monarchy. When he and
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Well there are about 7 reasons why Philip of Spain tried to invade England, one is that Elizabeth I refused to marry him (because he was her brother in law) and there are a lot more
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