Although Henry set aside a portion of his personal income every year to build fighting ships, because of multiple mistakes during his reign due to great focus on the birth of his male heir four major rebellions (The rebellion of Shane O'Neill, 1559-1566; the Fitzmaurice confederacy, 1569-1572; the Desmond rebellion, 1579-1583; and Tyrone's rebellion, 1594-1603) occurred following Elizabeth being put into power. Take a look into how Elizabeth I attempted to protect her people and strengthen her army in order to be the best ruler she could possibly be.
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