Mezue nkebi ahịrịokwu a: N'afọ 1584, Philip bịanyere aka n'Agba nke Joinville na Njikọ Katọlik nke France iji kwụsị ịrị elu nke okpukpe Protestant n'ebe ahụ. Na Netherlands nke Spen, England nọ na nzuzo kwado United Provinces nke ndị Protestant Dutch, bụ́ ndị na-alụ ọgụ maka nnwere onwe pụọ na Spain. Na 1584, e gburu Onyeisi Orange, na-eme ka e nwee mmetụta nke ụjọ nakwa nke ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị. N'afọ sochirinụ, e tiri ndị Netherlands ihe ọzọ.
ndị agha Spen nke Alexander Farnese, Duke nke Parma duziri, weghara Antwerp. Ndị nnupụisi ahụ bụ́ ndị Netherlands rịọrọ England ka o nyere ha aka, Elizabeth kwetakwara n'ihi na ọ na-atụ egwu na ọ bụrụ na ndị Spen enwee ike iweghachite ala ahụ, ọ ga-akpatara ndị England nsogbu. Nkwekọrịta nke Nonsuch bịanyere aka na ya <unk> Elizabeth kwetara inye ndị Dutch ndị mmadụ, ịnyịnya, na enyemaka mana ọ jụrụ ọbụbụeze n'ozuzu ya. Na nzaghachi, ndị Dutch nyefere obodo anọ nke Cautionary nke ndị agha Bekee na-achịkwa. Philip lere nke a anya dị ka nkwupụta agha a na-ekwupụta n'ezoghị ọnụ megide ọchịchị ya na Netherlands.