While studying GCSE History students will learn about Elizabethan England as part of their being taught the history of Britain. One aspect they will look at is the foreign policy of Elizabethan England and this is the second of two quizzes on that topic, concentrating on the late part of Elizabeth's reign.
Late Elizabethan England was at war with Spain from 1585 until the end of the queen's reign. She survived the Spanish attempt to invade England in 1588, and it became her foreign policy to become involved militarily both in the Low Countries and in France.
Test your knowledge of late Elizabethan England's foreign policy by playing this quiz.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Elizabeth I
Elizabeth was keen to stir up trouble in unstable parts of Philip II's empire or in nearby states
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Elizabeth's courtiers were keen to win their spurs in the anti-Spanish struggle, but the Queen favoured a more discreet and subtle intervention
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The best way to forestall a Spanish invasion was to attack the Spanish fleet in port. There were plenty of ports on the west and north coasts of Spain that were vulnerable to raids by the likes of Drake
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Sending the Armada was a huge undertaking, and the Spanish were not expecting to fail
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Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, died in February 1588 - three months before the Armada set sail
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Spanish troops had been grappling with Dutch rebels since 1566, but they were the nearest Spanish forces to the English coast
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The Armada's ships had maintained a tight formation, which enabled them to reach the narrow seas between France and England. If only the Armada could be split up and forced northwards, then perhaps an invasion could be averted
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Elizabeth delivered a stirring speech to her troops, flaunting her femininity and defying Spanish threats to invade
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France had been convulsed in civil war since the 1560's. Elizabeth was keen to keep the pot boiling, favouring a stalemate
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The Guise family formed the backbone of the Catholic faction, who were desperate to prevent the accession of a Protestant king
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