History GCSE
Anglo-Spanish relations
What Anglo-Spanish relations means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Anglo-Spanish relations
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The hostility between England and Spain that the Cadiz raid escalated, as Drake's pre-emptive strike disrupted Philip II's invasion plans.
Topics that use Anglo-Spanish relations
- Option B4: Key topic 2: Challenges to Elizabeth at home and abroad, 1569–88 - 3 Outbreak of war with Spain, 1585–88 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Causes of war
- Elizabethan foreign policy
- Governor-General
- Military intervention
- Naval warfare and privateering
- Strategic delay and logistics
- Treaty of Nonsuch
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