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Why do you think the spanish captains chose to sail north around Scotland rather than take the more direct route home back through the English channel?
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They were afraid that English navy would have a blockade in the English channel and decided to try and avoid it.
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Why did the Spanish captains chose to sail north around Scotland rather than take the more direct route home back through the English channel?
The Spanish took the route around Scotland not because they chose to, but because the weather forced them to, this resulted in pretty much all the Spanish fleet being lost, so the weather saved England
Where did the English beat the spanish armada in 1588?
on the English channel, i think. it was some sea... but I'm pretty sure it was the English channel.
Who destroyed the spanish armanda?
The English fleet, under Drake, destroyed the Spanish Armada, with a lot of help from our typically British stormy weather in the English Channel and the North Sea. It was this stormy weather that scattered the Spanish fleet, and forced them to take the long way round the top of Scotland, before they could head south with many Spanish ships floundering or being blown onto the rocks.
How was the Spanish Armada defeated?
It was not so much that the English fleet destroyed the Armada. The Spanish ships were caught in gales off the coasts of Scotland and Ireland, which wrecked most of the them on the rocky coasts.
What marked the end of the Spanish control of the seas?
The defeat of The Spanish Armada in the English Channel, when the King of Spain sent the Armada to capture Queen Victoria I, For the Pope, whom had excommunicated her.The defeat of The Spanish Armada in the English Channel, marked the end of the control of the seas.
Why did the Spanish captains chose to sail north around Scotland rather than take the more direct route home back through the English channel?
The Spanish took the route around Scotland not because they chose to, but because the weather forced them to, this resulted in pretty much all the Spanish fleet being lost, so the weather saved England
What channel or ocean was the spanish armada fought?
They were in the English Channel.
Who were the English captains who fought the spanish armada?
i have no clue but i need to find out
What name was given to English sea captains who attacked Spanish ships?
Sea Dogs
Nickname of English sea captains who atacked spanish ships and raided spanish coastal towns in the new world?
Sea Dogs
Nickname of English sea captains who raided spanish treasure fleets that sailed from the Americas?
Sea dogs
Where did the spanish aramda occur?
The Spanish Armada took place on the English Channel.
Where did the English beat the spanish armada in 1588?
on the English channel, i think. it was some sea... but I'm pretty sure it was the English channel.
Where did the spanish armada attack England?
they attacked in the English channel
What channel will have super bowl in Mexico?
If you have Sky TV Channel 526 has it in English. Many of the stations have it in Spanish.
Who destroyed the spanish armanda?
The English fleet, under Drake, destroyed the Spanish Armada, with a lot of help from our typically British stormy weather in the English Channel and the North Sea. It was this stormy weather that scattered the Spanish fleet, and forced them to take the long way round the top of Scotland, before they could head south with many Spanish ships floundering or being blown onto the rocks.
Is channel a spanish island?
No, channel is not an island in spanish. Island in spanish is "isla".
