| A | B |
| Phillip II | Spanish king that launched armada against england... |
| Spanish Armada | Fleet of ships sent to invade england to remove Elizabeth I |
| Spanish Inquisition | Council in Spain that tried suspected heretics, many of their victims were innocent |
| inflation | sharp rise of prices due to the decrease in value of currency |
| Hapsburgs | Ruling family in Spain in 1500s and 1600s |
| Moors | Muslim minority in Spain |
| Tudor | English ruling family in the 1600s and 1700s |
| Henry VII | Firts Tudor Monarch, crowned after the War of The Roses |
| Henry VIII | Most powerful Tudor monarch, created the Anglican Church |
| Elizabeth I | Prostestant queen of England, last of the Tudor monarchs |
| William Shakespeare | English playwright during Elizabethan times. |
| Scotland | A country north of England that was largely Catholic and hostile towards England |
| Ireland | Country part of the British Isles partially controlled by England. |
| Mary, Queen of Scots | Heir to the English throne after Elizabeth I, was executed for treason. |