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In addition to the special situation in the English Channel and the large growth of British naval power, the Ottoman Empire also assisted Britain.

The contest between Spain, which represents the Catholic state, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire, which represents the Ottoman Empire, is not only a matter of territory, but also a matter of faith.

As we all know, the Mediterranean Sea is calm, and the Spanish Galen ship is like a turtle in the Mediterranean, slow and sluggish, and it is a target.

The Ottoman Empire, on the other hand, used wooden paddle boats, which were fast enough to beat the Galen boats to the brim.

As a maritime power, most of Spain were Galen ships, and it was impossible for him to give up the interests of the Americas and build all wooden paddle ships.

Therefore, the Mediterranean Sea is a meat grinder, and Spain continuously builds wooden paddle boats into the Mediterranean Sea to fight and bleed.

It was with the Ottoman Empire that Britain escaped.

Thank you very much.

Therefore, Edward's current strategy is to maintain friendly relations with Spain, hostile relations with France, and neutrality between Spain and Turkey, so let them fight!

The markets of Spain and the Ottoman Empire were large enough for England to flourish.

Speaking of Spain, Spain in 1555 can be described as a lot of events.

On October 25, 1555, His Majesty Charles V, the great Holy Roman Emperor, co-lord of Spain and monarch of the Netherlands, suddenly renounced the throne of the Netherlands and passed him to his son, Prince Philip.

And, the unexpected followed.

In 1556, on January 16, he abdicated the Spanish throne and Prince Philip succeeded him as Philip II.

On September 12, 1556, he renounced the throne of Holy Roman Emperor and passed it on to his brother Ferdinand.

That is, the huge Habsburg dynasty has been divided.

Philip II, the son of Charles V, will lose the territory of the German regions and the title of emperor, as well as Austria, the ancestral base of the Habsburgs.

Charles V's younger brother, Ferdinand I, would receive the title of Emperor and Austria as another branch of the Habsburgs, based on the original Kingdom of Hungary.

It is impossible to say which one is more authentic, but to the joy of Europeans, the breathless Habsburg dynasty has finally split.

Western Europe did not come to the sixteenth century, and did not know the horrors of the Habsburgs.

Throughout Western Europe, the Iliban Peninsula was under Habsburg control, and the Netherlands (including Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and northeastern France) was also a hereditary domain of the Habsburgs.

The German princes united in order to reluctantly resist the Habsburgs in the German region.

Italy controls most of it.

Except for France.

Therefore, at this time, the people of Western Europe felt quite emancipated, and their pressure was greatly reduced, and their mood was much more relaxed.

Extremadura, Spain.

Today's Yust Monastery is particularly lively, and the priests of the monastery walked out of the door one by one, bent slightly, and saluted the couple of men and women in front of them, with very respectful faces.

His Majesty Philip II, dressed in the king's usual attire, brought his queen Mary and a group of attendants to the Abbey of Eust.

Next to them was the old and thin Abbot Garcia, who led the way as he told the young king and queen beside him about the history of the monastery.

Although the history of the monastery is nothing more than a series of clichés such as how to defeat the infidels and how to save the lamb of the Lord, as devout Catholics, His Majesty and his wife still listen to it with relish.

"Your Excellency, I don't know how my father is doing these times?" Philip II asked after listening to the abbot's story.

"Your Majesty, King Charles is currently depressed and sullen, but with the blessing of our Lord and the prayers of all of us, his health has been brought under control!"

Abbot Garcia immediately turned around and answered Philip II's question, without the slightest sense of self-esteem that a priest should have.

"Really? That's great! Thank you, Lord for your protection! Princess Mary on the side also smiled, said happily, and prayed.

"In that case, then, I will donate two more villages as a place of offering for the monastery!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, my lord will surely see what you have done for him, and you will surely receive my lord's favor! Amen! The abbot was overjoyed to hear that two more villages had been added to the monastery.

Two round eyes widened, the corners of his mouth twitched, and then he replied with a chatter.

Philip II and Queen Mary smiled at each other, and then went on their way.

Since his abdication, Charles V has come to the Abbey of Eust to recuperate.

Normally, he is not only nervous, but most of the time he is sluggish, and his thighs are painful and swollen.

Most of the time, he devoted his energies to the Bible in order to comfort his heart.

In fact, although Charles V is sick, he can still take care of national affairs, and most of the time it is normal.

Yes, in 1555, a major event occurred that deeply hurt the fighting spirit of this devout Catholic, and made him think of retiring and coming to the convent.

This incident was born thanks to a well-known figure of our high school students - Martin. Luther.

This figure sparked the Reformation, which spread throughout Germany, and Protestantism sprung up.

This displeased Charles V, who had always wanted to establish a "Catholic Empire", and he forcibly suppressed the Protestant princes and nobles in Germany.

As a result, these Protestant nations banded together to form a Schmalkalden coalition to rebel against Charles V's Catholic hegemony.

Charles V forced a war with the Schmalkalden Alliance.

In the first phase of the war (1546-1548) he defeated the Elector of Saxony Johann Frederick and imprisoned the surrendered Marquis of Hesse (the generous) Philip I (1547-1552).

However, he won first and then lost.

After a new war broke out in 1552, Charles V suffered a series of defeats and signed the Religious Peace of Augsburg in 1555 with his princes.

And the signing of this Augsburg religious contract was inseparable from one person - Ferdinand, the king of Hungary.

In other words, this treaty was reconciled by Charles V's younger brother Ferdinand.

In one case, Ferdinand's prestige was greatly expanded in Germany, while Charles V fell sharply.

And, for the sake of the Habsburgs, Charles V was forced to give up the title of emperor and Austria to his younger brother.

More crucially, the treaty stipulates freedom of belief in the German region.

This shattered Charles V's dream of a "Catholic Empire" and his ambitions dissipated.