Pedzisa mashoko anotevera: Philip aiva munhu aida zvokunamata zvikuru, uye aiona sokuti ndiye aizodzivirira chiKaturike muEurope chichirwisa Umambo hweOttoman uye chiPurotesitendi. Muna 1584 Philip akasaina Chibvumirano cheJoinville chokubhadhara mari yeFrench Catholic League mumakore gumi akatevera muhondo yayo yavagari vemo mukurwisana navaCalvinist veFrance. Muna 1588 akatumira zvikepe zvokupinda nazvo muEngland yePurotesitendi, nechinangwa chokubvisa Elizabeth I uye kudzorera chiKaturike imomo, asi zvikepe zvake zvakakundwa muhondo paGravelines (kuchamhembe kweFrance) uye zvakaparadzwa nemadutu sezvaaitenderera British Isles kuti adzokere kuSpain. Gore rakatevera racho simba rengarava raFiripi rakakwanisa kupora pashure pokukundikana kupinda kwevaRoma muRoma.
Hondo yeEngland yakapinda muSpain.