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Y311/01 The Origins and Growth of the British Empire 1558–1783
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SECTION A

Read the two passages and answer Question 1.


1 Evaluate the interpretations in both of the two passages.

Explain which you think is more convincing as an explanation of the reasons for privateering
during the reign of Elizabeth I. [30]


Passage A

During Elizabeth I’s reign the international atmosphere allowed for blatant acts of piracy. These violent
and untrustworthy acts arose from a combination of religious differences and the search for economic
prosperity. The Elizabethan pirates complemented and complicated an already anxious atmosphere.
On the one hand, Spanish America was defenceless and England took advantage of the open seas
and insecure lands to gain financial stability. On the other hand, Elizabeth feared the impact of pirating
on her relationship with Philip II.

Different circumstances converged to produce a unique relationship between Elizabeth and her
pirates. The New World’s vast lands and abundance of natural resources intrigued the European
world and England sought to benefit from its wealth. Beyond the state’s interest in the Americas,
private merchants and explorers began to covet Spanish America’s assets. These men desired trade
with the colonists, but Spain rejected pleas for open trade. In these moments of rejection merchants
and explorers became pirates. John Hawkins’s expeditions first sought trade accessibility, then
plundered to gain profit. Francis Drake’s expeditions, however, were nearly all piratical in nature.
Religion and politics played a role in the voyages of Hawkins and Drake, although the quest for wealth
was their primary concern.

The potential results of English pirating the seas of Spanish America engaged Elizabeth, recognising
the potential wealth the expeditions could yield. By supporting Hawkins and Drake, Elizabeth
benefitted economically and politically. This strategy became an intelligent form of cold war. Drake
and Hawkins brought England wealth while weakening Spain, expanding geographical boundaries
and defending England in the open seas. The pirates’ aspirations of wealth at Spain’s expense
complemented those of the Queen.

D Jones, Royal Protectors, explorers and thieves: pirates of the Elizabethan cold war
1558–1585, published in 2000.

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Passage B

By the end of 1568, a crisis was approaching. Alva* had achieved a military victory over all his
opponents in the Netherlands, including Louis of Nassau and William of Orange. There were few
options open to Elizabeth to combat this danger to England’s security. War was out of the question,
for England did not have the military power to face Alva on equal terms, and the dangers of sending
a small force to aid the Netherlanders were apparent. Harassment of Spain may have seemed the
only viable policy. One method of harassment was to encourage the attempts of seamen to break
through the Spanish trading monopoly, and perhaps Hawkins’s voyages should be seen in this light.
John Hawkins, who made three voyages in 1563, 1565 and 1567, sailed to West Africa, purchased or
seized slaves there and sold them in Spanish America. In so doing, he was breaking the monopoly of
the Portuguese king in West Africa and that of the Spanish king in Spanish America. Yet some of his
ventures were financially backed by high-ranking court officials and even the Queen herself. Greed
was no doubt a powerful motive, but aside from the profit motive there was a strong possibility that the
trade was being used by the Crown as an instrument of its policies.

* Alva – The Duke of Alva was the Spanish governor of the Netherlands during the early years of the
Dutch revolt.

S. Doran, England and Europe 1485–1603, published in 1986.




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