Mezue nkebi ahịrịokwu a: Filip bụ onye ji okpukpe kpọrọ ihe nke ukwuu, o weere onwe ya dị ka onye na-agbachitere ndị Katọlik nọ na Yurop megide Alaeze Ukwu Ottoman na Ndozigharị Ndị Protestant. N'afọ 1584, Philip bịanyere aka n'Agba nke Joinville, bụ́ nke nyere Njikọ Katọlik nke France ego n'ime afọ iri sochirinụ n'agha obodo ya megide ndị okpukpe Calvin nke France. N'afọ 1588, o zigara ndị agha ka ha wakpoo ndị Protestant nọ n'England, bụ́ ndị bu n'obi ịkwatu Elizabeth nke Mbụ ma weghachi okpukpe Katọlik n'ebe ahụ, ma e meriri ụgbọ mmiri ya n'agha a lụrụ na Gravelines (nke dị n'ebe ugwu France) ma ajọ ifufe bibie ya mgbe ọ na-agagharị n'Agwaetiti Britain iji laghachi Spen. N'afọ na-eso ya, ike ụgbọ mmiri Philip nwere ike ịlaghachi azụ mgbe mwakpo a na-emeghị nke ọma nke
Ụgbọ mmiri ndị Ingland ji ụgbọ mmiri banye Spen.