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Elizabeth I refused to Mary Philip II and he was fed up with people robbing his ships so he wanted to get his own back on England and Elizabeth.

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What year did the spanish armada take place?

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Could a single modern frigate defeat the Spanish armada?

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Where did the defeat of the spanish armada take place?

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What was important about the Spanish armada's defeat by the British?

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Why did Francis Drake decided to take the long journey?

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