King Philip 2 Of Spain Analysis

Philip II of Spain was a dignified king who sought to achieve the best for his country. However, during his reign as king, King Philip II was unrightfully murdered one night. The group of people who ended the king’s life all had one similarity. They all had a list of motives to backup why they plotted against the King of Spain. These motives fueled the hatred burning within the assassins lead them to conspire against Philip and ultimately kill him. To seek revenge William of Orange, Antonio Perez, Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Francis Drake worked together to fabricate a plan to kill the King of Spain. One of the contributors of the king’s murder was William of Orange. He was a monarch of Scotland and Ireland. Also, he was a predecessor of the Catholic James II and ensured the primacy of the Protestant faith. However, William also had relations with King Philip II. Philip appointed William to be the governor of Dutch provinces in order to boost Philip’s …show more content…
Elizabeth I sent out an English army to help Protestant Dutch rebels against Philip II. This decision was caused because Elizabeth herself was Protestant and hated seeing her people prosecuted. Later in 1588, Sir Francis Drake, one of Elizabeth’s most trusted associate, was ordered by Elizabeth to lead against the Spanish Armada. The Spanish Armada begun when the Spanish decided to try and overthrow Queen Elizabeth I. Yet, with Sir Francis Drake leading the English, the Spanish were fought off. Both Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Francis Drake were loyal to each other and both had the same motive to kill King Philip II. Their motive was that the king had prosecuted Protestants and to plunder England. Knowing what Philip’s deceiving plans were caused the hatred to boil into Elizabeth and Drake. Together the teamed up with William of Orange and Antonio Perez to kill the King of