The English marriage of Philip II : a struggle for the throne, 2010

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Pac

Identifier: b2825630

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate History program. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts degree.

From the Collection:

During the fall 2022 semester (in instances where the requisite waivers were received from consenting student authors), the Monmouth University Library, together with the University's Graduate School and Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences, began providing open access to select full-text digital versions of current theses and dissertations through links to the ProQuest Dissertations Publishing website in the Library's Online Public Access Catalog. Links to these open access digital publications can also be found in the "External Documents" section under any conforming titles that are listed among the holdings itemized in the collection inventory for this finding aid.

Dates

Creation: 2010

Creator

Pace, Sarah (1986- ) (Author, Person)
Campbell, Kenneth L. (Thesis advisor, Person)
McKitrick, Frederick L. (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

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Extent

1 Items (print book) : 96 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Introduction [excerpt]

The most infamous interaction of Philip II with England was certainly that of his attempted invasion with the ill-fated Spanish Armada in 1588. This incident cemented Philip's reputation in England as an unreasonable foreign aggressor, trying to steal the rightful inheritance of England's divinely favored Queen Bess. While the English regarded him in a primarily negative light, in Spain Philip's reign came be seen as a golden age. Yet, before he was king of Spain, Portugal, Naples, Sicily, or Lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands, Philip had first been King of England. Thirty years before the famous dénouement of Anglo-Spanish conflict Philip had been legitimately entitled to a great deal of authority in England by virtue of his marriage to Elizabeth's older half sister Mary. It is this often overlooked period of his life, and particularly Philip's realtionship to Mary and England between 1554 and 1558, that this paper seeks to investigate.

In proceeding with this investigation, this paper will explore several key questions as they relate to this marriage and monarchy, including:

What were Philip's objectives in pursuing a marriage with Mary?
After securing a marriage to Mary, what were Philip's intentions as King of England? What did Philip expect fron England?
What was Philip able to achieve in England?
How did Philip's relationship with England affect contemporary events?
Why was England so resistant to Philip as King?