The occupation of Hartlepool was a key strategic objective for the rebels — they planned to use it to receive Spanish military assistance promised by the Duke of Alva in the Netherlands. Spain never sent troops, but the intention reveals the international dimension of the Northern Rising. Elizabeth I was acutely aware that the rebellion might bring Spanish forces into England's northern ports. The rebels' failure to secure foreign support was a key reason for the rising's collapse.
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