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Why did phillip the second think England belonged to spain

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Phillip the second wanted to reestablish Catholicism in protestant England.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • A devout Catholic, Philip II of Spain saw himself as the defender of Catholic Europe against the Protestant Reformation.
  • Philip II of Spain got rejected by Queen Elizabeth I when he asked her to marry him.
  • Phillip II of Spain sent the Spanish Armada in attempt to conquer and convert England by force in Catholicism.
  • He was married to Mary I of England and after her death he lost his right to the English throne.
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