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The Welcome to a history of Europe, Ki-Battles, the Spanish Armadas, Part 3 of 5 Last week I described the relations between the Kingdom of Spain, led by Philip II, England,

under Queen Elizabeth I, and the Dutch Republic, up to the year 1571. This was the year of the great Battle of Lepento,

described in an earlier podcast. This important victory of the the Great Battle of Lepanto described in the earlier podcast.

This important victory of the Christians in October of that year was a huge boost for Philip.

Contraught of the Ottomans abated temporarily, but the Mediterranean was still a big commitment for him.

Nevertheless, unrest in the Netherlands, as well as fragile relations with the kingdoms of England and France,

diverted his attention and resources inexorably in the next years to a second front in the north.

As ever, finance was at the heart of the problem.

The Duke of Alba's imposition of a new tax on the Dutch, the so-called 10th penny, aroused widespread protest and opposition.

In stark contrasts the days of Charles V, when the Dutch felt themselves at the centre of empire,

both Catholics and Protestants increasingly saw the Spanish as foreign occupiers.

It was at this moment when a group of renegade sailors achieved an important symbolic victory.

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