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Spanish Armada
Questions about the failed invasion of England by Spain in 1588, with the intention to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I and re-instate Roman Catholicism in England.
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Why does Philip II think he can invade England?
He thought that with the Catholic church on his side, he would be able to do anything. His purpose for invading England was to return the country to the Catholic faith.
What are three kinds of clouds?
The five different types of clouds are called Cumulonimbus, Cirrus, Stratus, Cumulus, and Altostratus. These different types of clouds are distinguished by their shapes and positions in the sky.
How many troops survived Spanish armada?
the spanish left with 130 boats and came back with 60 boats!
What was the result after the Spanish Armada being defeated?
The results of the Spanish armada battle was that England defeated them... Spain had "less-mobile" ships so they could not maneuver as easily as England could. Also a storm known as the Protestant Winds came through, wiping out the Spanish. Before this battle Spain was known as "sea dogs" they were rulers of the sea. After being defeated by England, they lost that control and England gained it.
The English beat the Spanish armada.
The English played some small part at the Battle of Gravelines, however ths stormy weather caused the loss of some 65 Spanish ships and 20,000 men
What helped the English defeat the Spanish armada?
The English were able to defeat the Spanish Armada due to a variety of reasons including very good luck.
- Cannons- The Spanish cannons on board their ships were a mixture of different calibres, so in the heat of battle the gunners were having to hunt around for the right cannon balls slowing down the rate of fire. Also the cannons were muzzle loading meaning they had to be pulled back into the ship after every firing slowing the rate of fire further whilst on the English ships early breach loading guns were used with a standard size of cannon ball increasing the rate of fire.
- Personnel- The Spanish had brought along a very bad selection of people for the task at hand. To start with there were more priests than trained gunners which isn't going to win you many wars. Also they had lots of men equipped for deck to deck fighting (which was their preferred means of attack) whilst the English stayed to far away for boarding to occur.
- Ships-The types of ships were very important, the Spanish brought along galleons which were slow and cumbersome. The English on the other hand were using ships which were larger but lower in the water and far more manoeuvrable giving them an edge over the Spanish.
- Fire- When the Spanish fleet was moored waiting for the army of Flanders to come to them the English deployed fire ships. In Tudor times fire ships were becoming a bit out of date but they performed their task to perfection. With these mountains of fire coming towards them the Spanish cut their anchors in their haste to flee and escape the fire. No ships were set on fire but some ran aground and the rest became heavily dispersed allowing the English to attack the smaller formation and drive them past their rendezvous point.
- Communication-There was verticality no chance of the Army in Flanders knowing when it was to be picked up by the Armada, this left the ships in the open and vulnerable to attack.
- THE WEATHER-The winds and storms around the British Isles was the biggest factor in the Armadas defeat, not the English. As these were sailing ships if they past heir objective it was very difficult to go back, after the fire ship and the Battle of Gravelines, the wind oh so nearly wrecked the entire fleet in shallow water, however they were saved at the last minute. The winds direction and the Royal navy in the channel forced the ships to go round the British Isles where they were picked off by violent storms and angry locals.
How did power shift in Europe after the defeat of the Spanish Armada?
Spain lost power because of the debt Phillip caused his country and other countries no longer feared Spain and reached out To Elizabeth. Even Pope Sixtus V admitted she was a great ruler.
Who ruled before Queen Elizabeth I?
Her elder half-sister Mary (known as Bloody Mary). She was Catholic and despised her sister Elizabeth. Mary married Phillip of Spain, a marriage that did not last long. She was a rather vile woman and had a terrible upbringing for the King Henry VIII.
What was the name of the powerful Spanish fleet the British defeat during this time?
The Spanish Armada was a fleet of 130 ships that sailed from A Coruña in August 1588 as an escort to troops from Flanders for a planned invasion England to depose Queen Elizabeth and prevent English interference in the Spanish Netherlands and (hopefully) predation by English privateers.
Unfortunately for the Armada, bad choices by leaders, aggressive, effective attacks by the British and Dutch, bad weather, and general bad fortune prevented them from ever linking up with the army they were to escort and more than a third of the fleet was destroyed before they could make it back to Spain.
How much gold did the spanish armada have?
Figures show that it cost around 6 million ducats, or near 4.8 billion in today's U.S. dollars.
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Why is English win over Spanish Armada important?
my oponion on the subject is that it showed that England actually had military strength.
The Tudors mainly ate meat because the animals could be kept alive for use as food year round. The meat included oxen, deer, pigs, wild boar, badger, chicken, pigeons, sparrows, heron, crane, pheasant, woodcock, partridge, blackbirds, peacocks, larks, eel, quail, snipe, salmon, sole, turbot, whiting, lobster, crayfish, pike, and rabbit.
They ate fruits and vegetables such as artichokes, turnips, green peas, cucumbers, leeks, garlic, parsnips, skirrets (like parsnips), collards and kale (types of cabbage), lentils, turnips, broad beans, onions, spinach, carrots, beets, artichokes, radishes, asparagus, and olives, but only when they were in season.
Bread was served with every meal. They also ate fruit tarts, custards, quince pie, and cheese.
Seasonings and spices were used, especially to disguise the poor quality of the food.
Water was so polluted that they drank ale or wine with their meals. They also drank milk but there was no way to keep it fresh so milk had to be drunk the same day it was obtained.
Poorer people ate pottage which consisted of peas, milk, egg yolks, breadcrumbs and parsley which would be flavored with saffron and ginger.
Who fought for the English in spanish armada?
Lord Howard of Effingham and Sir Francis Drake were the English leaders against the Spanish armada.
Who assassinated King Philip II?
The murder occurred during October of 336 BC, at Aegae, the ancient capital of the kingdom of Macedon.
What was the Spanish fleet defeated by the English?
It was Elizabeth I's Royal British Navy that defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588!
Who was the captain of the fleet of the spanish armada in1588?
Although each British ship had its own captain, Sir Francis Drake is an important name in respect to this battle. He brought about many innovations in the way British ships were built and the way battles were fault. His ideas gave England many advantages in the eventual defeat of the Spanish Armada.
The portuguese armada was defeated in 1588 by stormy weather and the english navy?
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
When did the Spanish try to invade Britain?
June 21, 1779. Spain declared war on Great Britain, creating a de facto alliance with the Americans. October 5, 1796. Spain declared war on Britain.
The last I heard a Spanish Galleon is a form of currency in Spain. I don't know if they still use it though.
AnswerIt's a ship of war. AnswerIn the Harry Potter series, Galleon is a gold coin used as currency.Different things, including ships and money. See the attached link.
A spanish galleon is a ship, a galleon, made in spain. Blackbeard used one, The queen annes revenge. and they are made in 1586
Correction to previous answer
"Blackbeard used one, The queen annes revenge." Actually, Blackbeard used a french guinea sailing vessel that was originally contructed in Britain called the Concorde. It had 26 cannons equipped and he later increased this number to 40 cannons and renamed it to Queen Anne's Revenge. I'm having trouble finding the name of the type of ship that it is other than a "french guinea sailing vessel".
What were the conditions like on the spanish armada fighting ships?
I wish I knew the answer to that question, too! My great-great-great-great-great on back several more generations was with the Armada. He was one of the survivors of the storm which destroyed the Armada, somehow made it to land, and is listed in English records of the time as "a stranger." You can be certain, though, that conditions for the ordinary seamen were at best primitive and generally miserable.
Who took part in the spanish armada?
Spain, under Philip II, was the naval power of the sixteenth century with a fleet of battleships known as the Spanish Armada. After Elizabeth I joined in support with the Dutch insurrection in the Netherlands, Philip launched the Armada in an effort to conquer England. A series of mishaps ended in England's defeat of the Spanish Armada, ending Spain's naval dominance.
