Phillip II
1588
The Spanish Armada failed to invade Britain during the reign of Queen Elizabeth the First.
The armada did not invade England. It aas defeated by what was called a Protestant wind, because the wind was bad for the Spanish Catholic fleet and good for Protestant ruled England.
Invade England.
They wanted to overthrow Protestant England.
Conflicts in the New World infuriated the Spanish, and they decided to send the fleet of ships to attack and invade England.
King Phillip II of Spain
spanish amarda
King Phillip
England to invade the country.
The Spanish armada
The Spanish Armada failed because of many things: Communication- There was a great lack of communication between the Spanish fleet from Spain and the Spanish in France. Francis Drake- Drake was highly experienced and very tactical. Phillip II- They had a perfect opportunity to invade England when the first arrived but were under strict instructions not to invade until they had the full fleet unless absolutely necessary. Medina Sedonia- The leader of the Spanish had no experience and did not want to lead the invasion!