THE SPANISH ARMADA

WHAT WAS THE SPANISH ARMADA?

• Was made up of 130 ships
• The fleet left from Lisbon in 1588
• The fleet was going to escort the spanish army to England

WHY OVERTHROW ENGLAND?

• Spain and all territories were catholic
• Spanish Netherlands roots were Protestant
• England was helping the Dutch Protestants

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THE BATTLES

• First spoted passing isles of Sicily
• August 6, anchored at Calais
• English first attacked at Calais
• England tried to cause panic

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ENGLAND KEPT PUSHING

• England sent more ships and followed them
• England eventually won against the Spanish
• England blocked the English channel
• Storm in Scotland destroyed a lot of ships
• Half of the ships got destroyed

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WHY DID THE SPANISH FAIL

• Francis Drake burned down many of the ships
• British had smaller ships

IMPORTANT PEOPLE

• Phill II
• Queen Elizabeth I
• Duke Medina Sidonia
• Sir Fransis Drake

CONNECTION TO BRITISH LIT

• Spain use to be a world power
• Spain is portrayed as weaker after the Armada
• Not portrayed the same as 500 years before