Comparing Armada's An Admonition To The Nobility And People Of

Running down the stairs in a panic, he knows this is the best course of action but he hates himself for it. He enters the stone room and there it is, the hopes of a catholic England laid out in front of him. Years of work, and the fruits of his many sleepless nights represented in this one room. He pulled out the letter one more time and read it over…nothing had changed, the rumors where true; the great Spanish Armada had failed, the attack was being called off. What was worse was reports of catholic moral in England: it was at an all-time high. The armada had driven the hopes of overthrowing the protestant rule in his homeland to the bottom of the sea. Cardinal William Allen was not phased, he believed that one day the counter-reformation would succeed and his home would one day return to the light of the church. This did not solve the issue at hand, before him lay hundreds of copies of his book (“An Admonition to the Nobility and People of England”), his ultimate weapon for turning the armada’s attack into a crusade that would be remembered for years to come. The book implored the Christians of …show more content…
This conflict came true fruition under the reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, and the debate over her legitimacy as queen. The internal workings of the English royal family became a matter of international interest when it pit the English Nobility directly against the Catholic Church. Many people and countries saw this conflict as a way to advance themselves in the light of the conflict. I contend that that Cardinal William Allen’s self-censorship of his book “An Admonition to the Nobility and People of England” is a result of political circumstances stemming from politics surrounding Queen Elizabeth the