While the war with Spain was something of a non-event when it finally broke out, the breakdown of negotiations surrounding the Spanish Match did have the highly significant impact of driving England towards France in the European system of alliances.

虽然与西班牙的战争最终爆发时并不算什么大事，但围绕西班牙比赛的谈判破裂确实对推动英格兰在欧洲联盟体系中向法国靠拢产生了非常重大的影响。