{"id":1226,"date":"2017-11-17T10:13:34","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T10:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/?page_id=1226"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:05:19","slug":"philip-ii-spain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/british-history\/tudors\/philip-ii-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"King Philip II of Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

King Philip II<\/h2>\n

King Philip II of Spain played a major role in English history at the time of the Tudors. King Philip had been married to Mary I and was a staunch Catholic. It was the quarrel between Philip of Spain and Queen Elizabeth I that led to the Spanish Armada being sent to England. Philip of Spain was a very powerful emperor, his lands spreading not only throughout Spain but also throughout much of Europe: his inheritance being much of Holland, Austria and other parts of the ‘Low Countries’.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Philip<\/p>\n

Timeline of Philip of Spain’s life and achievements<\/h3>\n

1527 Born, son of The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal.
\n1543 Marries Maria of Portugal.
\n1554 Remarries. Marriage to Mary I of England.
\n1556 Crowned King of Spain. Philip had already been given Naples, the Netherlands, Sicily and Milan by his father.
\n1559 Remarries, to Elizabeth of France (Mary I had died by this time)
\n1567 Sends army to put down the protestant uprising in the Netherlands.
\n1571 Exiled Christianised Muslims from Spain.
\n1571 Spanish navy destroys Turkish navy.
\n1580 Conquers Portugal and claims it’s throne.
\n1584 The magnificent El Escorial palace was completed near Madrid.
\n1588 Philip sends the Spanish Armada to invade England.
\n1590- 1598 Spanish war against the Huguenots in France.
\n1598 Philip of Spain died, September 13th.<\/p>\n

Ten things you probably never knew about Philip of Spain:<\/h3>\n

Philip of Spain was King of England as well for a brief period of time! He was married to Queen Mary.
\nHe became King of Spain before his father died.
\nPhilip was brought up by Roman Catholic Clergymen.
\nPhilip inherited a lot of land in South America, including most of modern Brazil, Peru, Honduras and Mexico!
\nPhilip banned the Protestant religion in all of the countries he ruled.
\nPhilip disliked the English because of the ‘pirates’ such as Drake and Raleigh.
\nPhilip wanted to make England a Catholic country again.
\nKing Philip married 4 times.
\nPhilip made use of the Spanish Inquisition to control his people.
\nThe Philippines are named after King Philip of Spain.<\/p>\n

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The Tudors<\/h4>\n

Henry VII<\/a> – Henry VIII<\/a> – Edward VI<\/a> – Mary<\/a> – \u00a0Elizabeth<\/a> – Depth study on Elizabethan England<\/a><\/p>\n

Francis Drake<\/a> – Walter Raleigh<\/a> – William Shakespeare<\/a> – Philip II of Spain<\/a> – Mary, Queen of Scots<\/a> – Anne Boleyn<\/a> – Mary Boleyn<\/a><\/p>\n

Battle of Bosworth<\/a> – War of the Roses<\/a> – Split with Rome<\/a> – Spanish Armada<\/a> – Voyages of Discovery<\/a> – Protestant Reformation<\/a> – Elizabethan Settlement<\/a> – Roanoke Colony<\/a> – Act of Union with Wales<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

King Philip II King Philip II of Spain played a major role in English history at the time of the Tudors. King Philip had been married to Mary I and was a staunch Catholic. It was the quarrel between Philip of Spain and Queen Elizabeth I that led to the Spanish Armada being sent to… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":129,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1226","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t