The Spanish Armada by Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker (London 1998, 2nd edition Manchester 1999) Armada 1588-1988 by M.J. Rodríguez-Salgado et al., (London, 1998) ...

Like Khubilai Khan’s great invasion fleets of the thirteenth century, the Spanish Armada sent by King Phillip II against England in 1588 is legendary not only for its size and power, but also ...

The Spanish Armada - WJEC The course of the Armada and events in the Channel. In 1558, England, Wales and Spain were on friendly terms. However, relations deteriorated over the next 30 years, ...

The purpose of the Spanish Armada was to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I, restore England to Catholicism, and quash the threat of an English war on Spain and her colonies. The proposed plan devised by ...

In “Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588,” Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker trace the genesis, fate and legacy of a venture that is remembered as a disaster but ...

The Duke of Medina Sidonia took command of the Spanish Armada after the death of the king's first choice, the Marquess of Santa Cruz, for the job in February 1588. ... British History Timeline.

This prediction, produced by Yorkshire author Neil Hanson in his detailed and highly readable account of the Armada, "The Confident Hope of a Miracle", proved remarkably accurate.

In 1588, King Phillip II of Spain sent his Spanish Armada to invade England. The goal was to return the nation from a Protestant land back to a Catholic one.

The famous, formidable Spanish crescent-shaped convoy formation is clearly visible. So is the approach of the fireships that broke that formation when the Armada was at anchor outside Calais harbour.