Class 12
Conflict within the Empire: France, England, Portugal, the Turks
Conflict within the Empire: France, England, Portugal, the Turks
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All the enemies of the Spanish Empire
the Spanish Armada
Lepanto and the Turks
Who is funding all this?
Philip II and Elizabeth I were real rivals. They kept attacking each other's interests in Flanders, America, or Spain. Here is the end of that story: The Spanish Armada
Here is the PowerPoint for the Hapsburg Mayores - Carlos V and Felipe II
These two kings inherited a very large empire and had to fight all of the enemies that such a vast territory entailed. Plus, Wars of Religion intensified the expenses of foreign policy, all paid for by Spain, primarily Castilla.