Elizabeth I's seizure of Spanish treasure ships severs commerce

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.03: English Writing and Culture: Renaissance (Elizabethan and Jacobean periods) , 1485-1625.
Vol. editors: William M. Hamlin (Washington State University), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University), Ema Vyroubalova (Trinity College Dublin)

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Diplomacy
Trade and exchange of goods

Dates

Date of occurrence 1568-12

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England (Location)
Spain (Involved)

Three Spanish treasure ships, which are carrying pay for the Duke of Alva's troops in the Netherlands, are driven by storms into Plymouth. There they are constrained and prevented from carrying on their journey, Elizabeth's contribution to the Protestant rebel cause. As a result of this, however, Philip II cuts off relations with England until 1574.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Elizabeth I's seizure of Spanish treasure ships severs commerce". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15086, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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