We are fairly positive, that King Phillip did not wan to rule England, or make English People speak Spanish. Below are the Reasons Why he Invaded England .We know he did not invade England to rule it since he already had enough land in europe. On April 4, 1581 a ship named the Golden Hinde lay at anchor. Francis Drake had just come back from a 3 year voyage of stealing Spanish treasure. He had stolen the equivalent …
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…no right to divorce His first wife, Catharine of Argon, to marry Elizabeth's mother, Meaning Elizabeth had no right to the throne. Philip wanted a catholic ruler it could have been Mary queen of Scots, a Catholic ruler brought up in France. But after Elizabeth had her beheaded in 1587 A.D. because of her involvement in the Babington Plot. So there was no hope of this happening so King Philip decided to take action himself.