England

England is a kingdom occupying the lower half of the island of Britain; the upper half is ruled by the kingdom of Scotland. In 1588, it was ruled by Queen Elizabeth. At that point it was invaded and conquered by the armies of King Philip II of Spain. Philip overthrew Elizabeth and administered England as a part of the Spanish Empire through his daughter, Isabella, whom he installed as Queen of England. This continued until Philip's death ten years later, at which point Isabella was overthrown by a plot engineered and executed by William and Robert Cecil. The Spaniards were expelled, and Elizabeth was restored to the throne.

In the sixteenth century, England alternated between the Catholic and Protestant religions as state religions on five seperate occasions.