English Armada

power. King Philip II decided to send the Spanish Armada to invade and attack England. In this time period, hostilities stirred up between two powerful countries that wanted what was best for themselves. Spain at the time was just starting to gather forces and begin the development of their fleet. Well, in the year 1588 Queen Elizabeth I constructed a fleet of her own, which later became one of the most dominant navies in the world. The Spanish Armada was a major obstacle for England, and even though

In 1588, King Philip sent his Spanish Armada to invade England for many reasons. Firstly, Francis Drake had previously been raiding treasure ships returning to Spain. Secondly, Philip was a very strong Catholic. After Mary, the previous English queen (who was Catholic) had been beheaded, Elizabeth came to the throne. Philip was angry when he heard the news so he decided to bring England back to being Catholic. Thirdly, The Dutch rebelled against the Spanish in 1568. This battle went on for over one

The Spanish Armada was a fleet of armed ships that attempted to invade England in the year of 1588. The Spanish Fleet consisted of over 130 ships and more than 29,000 men, most were soldiers. Many of the ships were low in weapons and experienced soldiers that could work these weapons, others were low in ammunition. King Phillip named the Duke of Medina Sidonia to command the Armada. During the 1500's the Spanish were thought to have had a dominating Navy until in 1588, when they were defeated by

The Spanish Armada was thought by the majority to be the biggest and most treacherous navy to take the waters. It was controlled by the Spanish Empire who at the time was headed by King Philip II of Spain when it was believed that the Spanish Empire was the most authoritative empire in the world. In 1588 the Armada would get a chance to flex its powerful muscle in what would be called by nearly everyone one of the most significant heroic battles of all time. The thought unfortunate opponent would

At the start of the attack, the Spanish Armada made way towards England, but word traveled fast about their location. When Spain’s Armada came into view, there were men off of the coast of England and Wales ready to make haste to give word of where the Spanish are. In order to spread word of the arrival, the men lit beacons that sent word to other positions until it finally reached the Queen (Sharnette). Due to the help also from spies, Queen Elizabeth was able to have inside information about the

The Spanish Armada was a fleet sent by Philip II of Spain to fight against Queen Elizabeth I in an effort to defeat Protestant England. The Spanish Armada is interesting because its defeat came unexpectedly when a fleet of 130 ships and 30,000 men were defeated by a smaller scale counter-attacking convoy that was sent by the English. The nation’s current strategic planning was based on mistakes from previous battles, such as the Spanish Armada. By learning from these mistakes, it will help the army

England in the 1500’s. What started as a mere religious conflict soon became much more, with the full naval might of the two countries facing off. It culminated in a huge battle between the massive Spanish Armada and the much smaller English fleet. With superior strategy, ships, and confidence, the English managed to not only fend off the Spanish but handily defeat them, preventing what could have been a huge invasion and disaster. Queen Elizabeth herself came to rally the troops, giving them the confidence

Spanish armada was the attempted Spanish invasion of England. This invasion was set into action to stop the heresy, king Philip II of Spain had claimed Elizabeth I of doing as she had accepted the protestant form of Christianity and implemented it throughout England. the Spanish set off with 130 ships and the English had significantly fewer ships, that were much smaller. The Armada ultimately but the cause of this failure had been heavily debated. Some historians argue that it was due to English having

The Spanish Armada was a fleet of Spanish ships made up of 130 ships and 30,000 men sent to fight England over religion and sea power. The Armada seemed invincible at the time. The “Invincible Armada”, however, was eventually defeated by England when Spanish ships were forced to flee shallow water at the final battle of Gravelines, where the English were victorious. The Armada failed for many reasons, including they were going to attack England, a powerful country with the means to fight back and

Queen Elizabeth I’s speech can be considered as a historical-political text in which Queen Elizabeth I is giving a speech to her troops for getting prepared for the battle against Spanish troops, the Spanish Armada, managed by King Philip II of Spain, during the summer of 1588. This speech took place in Tilbury, in Essex, where the troops were assembled, near the Thames Estuary. With it, Queen Elizabeth I was trying to make her troops know that Philip had reached England with his fleet in order to