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The Spanish Armada

by Captivating History

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The Spanish Armada recounts Philip II’s 1588 attempt to send a great fleet through the English Channel and support an invasion of England from the Low Countries. It explains the wider Anglo-Spanish conflict, English privateering, the Dutch revolt and the religious tensions surrounding Elizabeth I’s rule. The book follows the naval encounters, the Armada’s failed rendezvous and its hazardous return around Britain and Ireland before assessing the campaign’s long-term significance.

Historical Periods

Spanish Armada1588 CE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction

Historical people

Elizabeth I1533–1603 Philip II of Spain1527–1598 Francis Drake1540–1596

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