Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)

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The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) was a protracted conflict between Protestant England and Catholic Spain marked by naval clashes, privateering, and colonial rivalry during the late 16th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early modern conflict
war
conflictType colonial rivalry
naval war
privateering conflict
countryInvolved England
Spain
endedBy Treaty of London (1604)
endTime 1604
hasCause English privateering against Spanish shipping
English support for the Dutch Revolt
competition for control of Atlantic trade routes
conflict over colonies in the Americas
execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
political rivalry between Elizabeth I and Philip II
religious tensions between Protestant England and Catholic Spain
hasCommander Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Francis Drake
John Hawkins
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz
linked to: Alonso de Bazán
hasMainBelligerent Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Spain
Spanish Empire
hasMajorEvent Battle of Flores (1591)
Battle of Gravelines (1588)
Battle of Kinsale (1601)
Battle of San Juan (1595)
Capture of Cádiz (1596)
Drake–Norris Expedition
English Armada (1589)
Essex-Raleigh Expedition to the Azores
Nine Years' War in Ireland
Raid on Cadiz (1587)
Spanish Armada (1588)
linked to: Spanish Armada
hasOutcome gradual decline of Spanish naval supremacy
no clear decisive military victor
rise of English seapower
strengthening of English maritime empire foundations
hasParticipant Dutch Republic
Elizabeth I of England
English privateers
Irish Catholic forces
James VI and I
Philip II of Spain
Spanish Armada
locatedInTime early 17th century
late 16th century
notableTactic commerce raiding
privateering against Spanish treasure fleets
use of fireships against the Spanish Armada
partOf Elizabethan era
peaceSettlementSignedBy James I of England
linked to: James VI and I

Philip III of Spain
relatedTo Eighty Years' War
Nine Years' War (Ireland)
religiousContext Catholic Counter-Reformation
linked to: Counter-Reformation

Protestant Reformation
linked to: Reformation
resultedIn English cessation of official support for Dutch rebels
formal end of open naval hostilities in the Atlantic
restoration of peace between England and Spain
startTime 1585
theatre Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
English Channel
Iberian Peninsula coasts
Ireland
Low Countries

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Spanish Armada precededBy Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Spanish Armada partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Francis Drake battle Raid on Cadiz (1587)
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Francis Drake involvedIn Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Spanish Navy participatedIn Anglo–Spanish War (1585–1604)
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
European wars of religion hasPart Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Philip II of Spain conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
English Armada (1589) hasCause Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
English Armada (1589) partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
English Armada (1589) theatreOfWar Atlantic theatre of the Anglo-Spanish War
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
El Draque associatedWithEvent Anglo-Spanish War
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Revenge usedInConflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia conflict Anglo-Spanish War
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Battle of Gravelines conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598) relatedTo Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Iberian Union conflict Anglo–Spanish War (1585–1604)
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Treaty of London (1604) endOfConflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Treaty of London (1604) relatedConflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Army of Flanders conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age portrays Anglo-Spanish War
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Habsburg Spain involvedIn Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Martin Frobisher participantIn Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Walter Raleigh militaryConflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) follows Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) partOf Anglo-Spanish conflicts
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Sir Philip Sidney servedIn Anglo-Spanish War
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Drake–Norris Expedition hasCause Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Drake–Norris Expedition partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Counter-Armada conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Raid on Cadiz (1587) partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Raid on Cadiz (1587) category Naval battles of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Battle of Gravelines (1588) conflictIn Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Battle of San Juan (1595) conflict Anglo-Spanish War
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Battle of San Juan (1595) partOf Anglo-Spanish War
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Essex-Raleigh Expedition to the Azores conflict Anglo-Spanish War
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Essex-Raleigh Expedition to the Azores partOf Anglo-Spanish War
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Essex-Raleigh Expedition to the Azores hasCause Anglo-Spanish rivalry
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Battle of Kinsale (1601) relatedEvent Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex participatedIn Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Capture of Cádiz (1596) conflictType Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Capture of Cádiz (1596) partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Battle of Flores (1591) conflict Anglo-Spanish War
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Battle of Flores (1591) partOf Anglo-Spanish War
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Alonso de Bazán conflict Anglo-Spanish War
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Sir Richard Grenville conflict Anglo-Spanish War
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Regnans in Excelsis historicalContext Anglo–Spanish conflict
linked to: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Lord Henry Seymour participatedIn Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Battle off Gravelines partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Lord Thomas Howard participatedIn Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Siege of Calais (1596) partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)