Ka cika wannan magana: A shekara ta 1584, Philip ya sa hannu a Yarjejeniyar Joinville da Ƙungiyar Katolika ta Faransa don dakatar da haɓakar Furotesta a can. A cikin Netherlands na Spain, Ingila a ɓoye ta goyi bayan Furotesta na Dutch United Provinces, waɗanda suke yaƙi don 'yancin kai daga Spain. A shekara ta 1584, an kashe Yariman Orange, ya bar jin tsoro da kuma siyasa. Shekarar da ta biyo baya ta kasance wata matsala ga Dutch tare da
An kama Antwerp da sojojin Spain da Alexander Farnese, Duke na Parma ya jagoranci. 'Yan tawayen Holland sun nemi taimako daga Ingila, wanda Elizabeth ta yarda da ita saboda ta ji tsoron cewa sake dawo da Spain a can zai yi barazana ga Ingila. An sanya hannu kan Yarjejeniyar Nonsuch sakamakon haka <unk> Elizabeth ta yarda ta samar wa Yaren mutanen Holland maza, dawakai, da tallafi amma ta ƙi cikakken ikon mallaka. A sakamakon haka, Yaren mutanen Holland sun ba da garuruwa huɗu na garuruwa waɗanda sojojin Ingila suka yi garkuwa da su. Philip ya ɗauki wannan a matsayin sanarwar yaƙi a fili a kan mulkinsa a Netherlands.