In 1588
1588.
The Spanish Armada. It was sent to attack and invade England due to their conflicts in the New World.
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The Spanish Armada
Conflicts in the New World infuriated the Spanish, and they decided to send the fleet of ships to attack and invade England.
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King Phillip
King Philip the Second
The Spanish Armada in 1588
His Most Catholic Majesty King Philip II of Spain sent the Spanish Armada to attack England to reconvert it to Catholicism. Some believe it was also partially retaliation for ELizabeth I's refusal to marry him.
It was when the Spanish Armada was sent to invade Britain. Due mainly British weather, and the harrowing by the British fleet, the attack was a dismal failure. Many Spanish ships were sunk by stormy seas as they were forced to sail across the top of Scotland and then south between Ireland and England to reach their Spanish home.
Phillip II of Spain.