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 ⓘ
Alonso de Bazán ⓘ
surface form: Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz
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 ⓘ
surface form: Spanish Armada (1588)
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 (second Elizabethan age) ⓘ
surface form: Elizabethan era
peaceSettlementSignedBy James VI and I ⓘ
surface form: James I of England

Philip III of Spain ⓘ
relatedTo Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Nine Years' War in Ireland ⓘ
surface form: Nine Years' War (Ireland)
religiousContext Counter-Reformation ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Counter-Reformation

Reformation ⓘ
surface form: Protestant 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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Referenced by (65)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish Armada → precededBy → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
Spanish Armada → partOf → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
Francis Drake → battle → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Raid on Cadiz (1587)
Francis Drake → involvedIn → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
Spanish Navy → participatedIn → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: 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 → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atlantic theatre of the Anglo-Spanish War
El Draque → associatedWithEvent → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish War
Revenge → usedInConflict → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia → conflict → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish War
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) ⓘ
this entity surface form: 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 (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish War
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 War (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish conflicts
Sir Philip Sidney → servedIn → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish War
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 → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Naval battles of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Battle of Gravelines (1588) → conflictIn → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
Battle of San Juan (1595) → conflict → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish War
Battle of San Juan (1595) → partOf → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish War
Essex-Raleigh Expedition to the Azores → conflict → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish War
Essex-Raleigh Expedition to the Azores → partOf → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish War
Essex-Raleigh Expedition to the Azores → hasCause → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish rivalry
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 (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish War
Battle of Flores (1591) → partOf → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish War
Alonso de Bazán → conflict → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish War
Sir Richard Grenville → conflict → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish War
Regnans in Excelsis → historicalContext → Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo–Spanish conflict
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) ⓘ