Can you name the historical figures involved with the Spanish Armada? by johnlk

Clue	Figure
King of Spain who launched the expedition
original commander of the Armada, died shortly before it set out
actual commander of the Armada, a wealthy grandee with no naval experience
second in command of the Armada, died at sea during the return
commander of Spanish forces in the Low Countries, assigned to lead the land forces which were to invade England
Queen of England at the time
Lord High Admiral, official commander of the fleet defending England
English Vice Admiral, famous privateer and explorer
English Rear Admiral, famous shipbuilder
The queen's favorite, commander of the land forces assigned to defend England

Clue	Figure
Lord High Treasurer, chief minister of the English queen
English secretary of state and spy master
imprisoned Scottish queen whose execution provoked the war between Spain and England
French king, cowed into acquiescence with the Spanish
leader of the ultra-Catholic party in France, on the Spanish payroll
leader of the Protestant party in France
Captain-General of the Dutch armies, allied to the English
Pope who granted the Armada the status of a Crusade
English Catholic who plotted to overthrow the English queen and replace her with the Scottish one, leading to the latter's execution
Scottish king who did not object to the execution of his mother

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figures of the Spanish Armada Quiz

by johnlk

Created Jul 30, 2011 in History
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	JamesSnell:	Aug 21st, 2011 at 16:34 GMT	1 point
	Interesting quiz, although I think you have gone off your topic of the Armada and focus too heavily on Mary, Queen of Scots and the various people in her story, this is only one cause in the Armada and should not be treated as so central when there are other themes you could expand on, the Dutch Rebellion could have a more prominent place in what has become more of a Mary, Queen of Scots tribute.

	johnlk:	Aug 22nd, 2011 at 14:07 GMT	2 points
	Why do you think it's a Mary, Queen of Scots, tribute? Besides Mary herself, whom surely you would agree belongs on this quiz, only James VI and Babington are really particularly concerned with her. I didn't include, for instance, Davison, or Shrewsbury. In terms of the Dutch Rebellion, I suppose I might of included William the Silent, although he'd been dead for four years by the time of the Armada, and perhaps Oldenbarnevelt. I did include Parma and Maurice. Finally, the execution of Mary, while obviously not the only reason for the Spanish Armada, was the inciting event, and asking about Mary and Babington seems about as appropriate as asking about Franz Ferdinand and Princip in a quiz about figures of World War I.

	JamesSnell:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 13:40 GMT	1 point
	I was always taught that the deep seated mutual hatred between the Catholic Spain and the Protestant England due to, of course, religious differences and nationalism but also the king of Spain being the husband of Mary I 'Bloody Mary' made him more hated as he endorsed her massive persecution of Protestants, there are other reasons too such as English piracy of Spanish ships laden with gold and other precious metals from the New World and English support of Dutch rebels, even sending money and men. Colonial tensions of all major European powers certainly England made Spain which was the largest empire in Europe feel a) it needed to fight to preserve that and b) that it was able to take on anyone. Sorry for the long-winded response. I will now make my rating five stars because I am sorry for all the incontinence I may have caused. Can you please visit my quiz about Roman Emperors as no one has played it yet. Here's the link: http://www.sporcle.com/games/JamesSnell/roman_emperor_trivia

	johnlk:	Aug 26th, 2011 at 14:16 GMT	2 points
	I don't think Philip's involvement with Mary had much of a role in bringing about the Armada - it had happened 30 years earlier, and in her early years, Elizabeth had generally striven for good relations with Spain. Certainly the colonial tensions and piracy also played a role, and the English support of the Dutch rebels was probably the most important cause. Mary's execution was simply the spark, I'd agree, to a conflict that might have come anyway (although Philip obviously was not eager to start a war with England). I was mostly objecting to your contention that I'd made the quiz a "Mary Queen of Scots tribute".

	Cortez:	Sep 26th, 2011 at 23:20 GMT	1 point
	It's no coincidence that Mary was executed 1587 and the Armada was 1588. For that reason I consider her execution the main reason for the Armada and not the Dutch Rebellion which I believe had already lasted several years. No quiz about the Armada can avoid Mary.