Threats from Spain and Ireland Creating a General Crisis in Government (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Leader of Nine Years' War in Ireland (from 1595)
Leader of Nine Years' War in Ireland (from 1595)
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone
English commander who crushed Irish revolt (1600-1603)
English commander who crushed Irish revolt (1600-1603)
Lord Mountjoy
Critical 1601 battle: Mountjoy vs Spanish-Irish forces
Critical 1601 battle: Mountjoy vs Spanish-Irish forces
Battle of Kinsale
England's annual income (late Elizabethan period)
England's annual income (late Elizabethan period)
£300,000
English deaths in France (1589-91)
English deaths in France (1589-91)
11,000
Total men conscripted (1585-1603)
Total men conscripted (1585-1603)
105,810
Elite militia forces funded by counties
Elite militia forces funded by counties
Trained bands
Year crisis intensified (Irish revolt & Spanish fleet)
Year crisis intensified (Irish revolt & Spanish fleet)
1595
County recruitment system run by Lord Lieutenants
County recruitment system run by Lord Lieutenants
Muster system
Spanish/Portuguese ships captured by English privateers
Spanish/Portuguese ships captured by English privateers
Over 1,000