Vs.

‘ThedeclineinAnglo-Spanishrelationsintheyears1568-85wascausedbyElizabethI’Howfar doyouagree?[16+4Spag]

Immediateconsiderations:• Daterange– makesurewhatyoutalkaboutiswithinthedaterangeof

thequestion(1568-85)eg:Mary,QueenofScots&BabingtonPlotarenotvalidexamples.

• What‘extent’doyouagree?Remembertherehastobe2sides toyourargumentbutitdoesn'thavetobe50/50

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• Conclusion– Makesureyouevaluatewhyyourexamplesledtodecliningrelationsandwhytheymighthavehadmoreofarole,eg… AlthoughPhilipworriedaboutSpanishforcessoclosetoEngland,thatwasmoreherownworry,whereasElizabethactuallydirectlyattackedPhilipbytellingDraketoattackhisshipsandcolonies,or,ElizabethhadbeennigglingPhilipforyears…

Totallydisagree Totallyagree

Lesserextent Largerextent

Agree/SupportStatement:Elizabeth’sfault Disagree:Otherreasons

• 1568 GenoeseLoan,SeaBeggars• EncouragingDraketoattackSpanish coloniesand

ships,1570’s- £400,000• KnightingDrakein1580afterhissuccessfulraidon

thenewworld• IndirectinterventionintheNetherlands(Casimir,

Alencon)• DirectinterventionintheNetherlands(Leicester,

7600troopsetc)• KeepingMary,QueenofScotsunderarrest• TreatyofNonsuch 1585

• DutchRevolt1568• SpanishcontrolofNetherlandswasathreatdueto

beingsoclosetoEngland• PhilipsupportedRidolfi Plot– agreeingtosend

10,000soldiers.HealsoofferedfinancialsupporttotheThrockmortonPlot

• Pope’sexcommunicationofElizabeth1570• TreatyofJoinville1584– Spain&Francejoinedforces

inaholywaragainstProtestants• DeathofAlencon &WilliamofOrangein1585

Note:Thesearejustaselectionofexamplesyoucoulduse

Considerhowsomeoftheseexampleswereinretaliationtootherexamples

Possiblestructure:

PEEL:Point,Evidence,Explain,LinkbacktothequestioninEVERYparagraphCONNECTIVES:Dueto… Thisledto… Consequently… Therefore… Asaresult… Significantly…