HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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Who was the monarch of England when Phillip II went to war with his Spanish Armada and lost?
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Mary of Scots
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Elizabeth I
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James I
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Charles I
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In December 1587 Queen Elizabeth I put Lord Howard of Effingham in charge of England’s defence against the Spanish Armada. Although not a celebrated sailor like Sir Francis Drake, Effingham was an able commander and had the support of the nobility.
Detailed explanation-2: -Elizabeth I was helping the rebels fighting against Philip II in the Low Countries. Elizabeth I had had the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots executed in 1587 and Philip wanted to avenge her death.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1588, King Philip II of Spain sent an armada (a fleet of ships) to collect his army from the Netherlands, where they were fighting, and take them to invade England.
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