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get144
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Why was Queen Elizabeth's navy so important to her?

im having trouble answering this in my essay

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Posted by get144 on Monday November 3, 2008 at 8:07 AM and tagged with history, queen elizabeth, royal navy.

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  1. ms-mcgregor Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    The English navy, under the command of Sir Francis Drake, was able to defeat the Spanish armada in 1588 and prevent an invasion of England by Spanish troops. Before that, English naval vessels, commissioned for piracy, had harassed and taken quite a bit of gold from Spanish ships traveling from the New World to Spain. By ridding himself of the English Queen, King Philip hoped to rid Europe of Protestantism,end English piracy, and become the most powerful monarch in Europe.The defeat of the armada at sea, before it could land any troops in England, led to the eventual bankruptcy of Spain and the rise of England as the most powerful nation in Europe.
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    http://www.enotes.com/armada-salem/armada
    http://www.enotes.com/salem-history/defeat-spanish-armada

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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Monday November 3, 2008 at 11:11 AM