Threats to the Crown

Elizabeth's England banner Seek peace but prepare for war.
William Cecil (1520–98)

  • With the religious settlement of 1559, Elizabeth became defined at home and abroad as a Protestant...
    Mary, Queen of Scots
  • England, the upstart Protestant nation with its 'heretic' Queen, had been a thorn in King Philip II...
    The Armada of 1588
  • Elizabeth had no intention of letting England be taken over by the mighty Spanish Armada. Her...
    Rallying the troops