1. The Spanish Armada
1.1. Phillip II, King of Spain
1.1.1. Married to her sister Mary I aka Bloody Mary, before she died and thought he should be King
1.1.1.1. Also believed Mary Queen of Scots should be Queen because she was Catholic
1.1.2. Hated Elizabeth
1.1.2.1. She executed Mary Queen of Scots
1.1.2.2. Refused to marry him
1.1.2.3. She was Protestant
1.1.2.4. She had allowed English sailors (pirates) to steal gold and silver from Spanish ships
1.2. The Spanish Armada was a fleet of 130 ships
1.2.1. Phillip II sent the Spanish Armada to attack England and take the throne
1.2.1.1. The Spanish Armada failed in their attack
1.2.1.1.1. The English had a better advantage
1.2.1.1.2. The had a bad plan
1.3. Marriage
1.3.1. Refused to marry Phillip II of Spain
1.3.2. She had to get married to have a son but she didn't want to be married.
2. Religion
2.1. Christians
2.1.1. Catholic
2.1.2. Protestants
2.1.3. The Middle Way
2.1.3.1. Elizabeth made 'The Middle Way' to compromise and make everyone happy.
3. The Poor
3.1. People were losing their jobs and had started begging
4. Looks
4.1. Kings and Queens had to be beautiful to show that the country was strong. This was very important to Elizabeth
5. Mary Queen of Scots
5.1. Elizabeth's cousin
5.1.1. She had a claim to the throne
5.2. Catholic
5.2.1. Catholic people wanted Mary to be Queen of England instead of Elizabeth because Mary was Catholic
5.3. The Babington Plot
5.3.1. Plotted to kill Elizabeth with Anthony Babington in coded secret letters in 1586
5.3.1.1. Elizabeth's spies found secret letters and decoded them
5.3.1.2. Mary was executed for treason (plotting against the crown) in February 1587
6. Mary I
6.1. Bloody Mary
6.1.1. Mary was Catholic
6.1.2. She burned nearly 300 Protestant people for not giving up there religion