"The armada attacked England because Philip (the Spanish king those days) was annoyed by the English Queen (Elizabeth I) she had said no to his offer of marriage, she had sent groups of people to invade their ships, and other things with there captain Sir Drake , and she said she new nothing about it. Philip was really annoyed, but he couldn't battle, because if he did the french would battle him as well. Philip could battle England or France, but not both together. But when Elizabeth had executed Mary Queen of Scots the French were angry (Mary was the French king's son's wife to be) so the French wouldn't battle against him if he battled England! So that's when the Armada started. Philip took his chance to battle England out of revenge, frustration, and many other emotions. Also because of him being a Catholic and her being a Protestant, he thought it was his duty to attack. He hoped to win England in the name of his daughter, Infanta (Princess) Isabella."
~Well, from the little English history I was taught as an Englishman I'd say it was more about England becoming Protestant under Henry, her dad, and the seizure of all Catholic property. I think the act of parliament the King made that ultimately led to this war was called "The dissolution of the monastries" and was a direct result of him being unable to divorce his (then) wife (The pope forbade him) The Church of England was created by him as a direct result, and the first British Church to allow divorce came into being.
This made us a Protestant rather than a Catholic nation. It was during this time that Catholics began to be hounded as traitors, a shameful episode within our history, beaten only by the Inquisition (by Catholics) prior to this I feel.
The Spanish were seething about this British up-start King who broke all the rules and insulted Rome, whilst Elizabeth may have paid "Letters of Commision" to sea captains to unoffically attack the Spanish gold-laden galleons she maintained Horror of the actions by these privateers (as they became known in history) when the Spanish Court questioned her, and I believe the most infamous of all: Drake was imprisoned by her briefely by Spanish request.
What I'm trying to say is that the history of England, France and Spain was bitterly-interlocked at this time, but always under the watchful eye of the papacy, whilst all three were rivals the actions of the British were too much for the papacy- abolishing the Catholic faith and so the seeds were sown for a Spanish nation to avenge the other things (Privateers commisioned by a jealous English Crown) they were so pissed off about.
Toby
The Spanish Armada
The English navy defeated the Spanish armada.
You mean that the Spanish Armada was defeated by the English Navy and bad weather. The English navy achieved a victory over the Spanish at the Battle of Gravelines and sever storms disrupted the Spanish fleet
The Spanish Armada defeated the English navy.
It was Elizabeth I's Royal British Navy that defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588!
The Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada.
The English navy defeated the Spanish armada.
You mean that the Spanish Armada was defeated by the English Navy and bad weather. The English navy achieved a victory over the Spanish at the Battle of Gravelines and sever storms disrupted the Spanish fleet
The Spanish Armada defeated the English navy.
It was Elizabeth I's Royal British Navy that defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588!
Spain's navy was reasonably powerful prior to the Armada. After the failure of the Armada, naval power shifted in favour of the English at the expense of the Spanish decline
It was known in Great Britain as the Spanish Armada. (Spanish: Grande y Felicísima Armada, literally "Great and Most Fortunate Navy").
The relied on the navy and on beacons that were lit to signal the English navy to prepare i think
The defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English Navy in 1588.
The Spanish Armada was the Spanish navy, not a specific battle.
Lord Howard of Effingham and Francis Drake