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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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What was the weather during the spanish armada?
yes there was greatly, huge storms, strong currents and strong gales of wind..... :) :D ;S
Why did the spanish armada have more firepower?
The Spanish Armada had a great many soldiers in their Armada because their aim was the conquering of England. For years the Spanish King Philip II had been gathering men and resources and launched a massive invasion fleet against England. His aim to was to have the Armada meet up with another Spanish army in the Netherlands and the combined force would be too unbearable for the English to face. Spanish soldiers were the finest in the world at the time and all the hopes of the Armada and the invasion for Spanish interests rested on the soldiery of Spanish men. The more of these advanced soldiers Spain had the greater chance of achieving their goal.
What was King Philip II of Spain's full title?
Prince of Girona, Prince of Astrutias, King of Castile, King of Navare, Lord of Biscay, King of Aragon, King of Two Sicilies, King of Naples, King of Valencia, King of Majorca, King of Sardinia, Count pf Barcelona, Duke of Milan, Vicar of Siena, Archduke of Austria, Count of Hapsburg, Prince of Swabia, Lord of the Netherlands, Duke of Burgundy, with 6 further honors as Grand Master
Facts and figuers about the spanish armada?
The spanish Armada finally set sail to England on the 12th of July 1588 with 130 warships , in a formation like a crescent !
The reason they were attcking England was as follows -
Queen Elizabeth was turning Eng;and into a protestant country
Sir francis Drake was stealing many gold objects from the caholic churches in Spain
Queen Elizabeth killed Mary , Queen of Scots , who catholics thought to be the ligitamte queen of England .
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Where did the spanish armada end?
The Spanish Armada was planned for 1587, sailed on 28 May 1588, and fought in the English Channel from July 20 to August 8. Some survivors made it back to Spain by September 13, others as late as October after encountering storms off Ireland (and attacks by the Irish when they tried to seek provisions).
Why did the British go to Latin America?
Great Britain offered to combined with America in joint declaration renouncing any interest in acquiring Latin American territory, and specifically warning the European despots to keep their hands off the Latin American republics.
Why did the Spanish aramada atttack England?
There were many reasons such as religion, Elizabeth killing Mary his wife and Drake stealing treasure from Spanish ships
What weakened the spanish economy in 15th century?
actually Spain was at it's greatest at the time because they had discovered America and there was lots of valuables there.
What kind of cannons were used by the British fleet against the Spanish Armada?
The 1588 Spanish Armada was dominated by very large and heavy warships. The Spanish cannon in used by the Armada were able to launch 25 pound rocks at the British. These Spanish cannons were powerful at short range but not for long range.
How many of the Armada returned to Spain after the failed attack on England?
Spain sent 130 ships against England, only 67survived. For England, nothing lost other than 8 fire ships... i think that was wrong because the storm destroyed lots of ships also the fire ships and on the way to Spain on the retreat they were getting scurvy and crashing on rocks theres also a thought that scotish people atacked them. So it's 17 ships that came back yes Philip was in wrath :).
How did the spanish armada sink?
In the Battle of Gravelines, only 2 Spanish Ships were sunk with 600 Spaniards dead, 800 wounded and nearly 400 captured. However the storms around the British Isles accounted for 65 Spanish ships lost and 20,000 Soaniards dead. The English suffered less than 100 dead and 8 fireships were burnt to panic the Spanish from Gravelines
How many cannons did the English fleet have in their battle with the Spanish Armada?
the spanish armada had an arey of gun mainly cannons and one shot pistles and rifles they had poor tic taks and wanted to win but did not.
Was the captain of the spanish armada the duke of medina sidonia or medina sedonia?
the duke of Medina sidonia
What was the huge Spanish fleet that was intended to invade England called?
The Spanish Armada or commonly called the Invincible Armada.
Why was the Spanish Armada sent against Britain?
Conflicts in the New World infuriated the Spanish, and they decided to send the fleet of ships to attack and invade England.
How did the English attacked the Spanish ships?
The English used a tactic of sending Fire burning ships into the Spanish 'army of flanders' to break up the formation!
How many boats took part in the armada?
the Spanish Armada had roughly 130 ships (no detail because i wanna be simple)
Why did Sir Francis Drake choose to explore?
He didn't explore anything. He was a navy commander, ship builder, and slave trader.
Why did the spanish want to expand empire?
The Spanish colonization of the Americas was initiated by Spanish conquistadors and developed by the Monarchy of Spain. It lasted over four hundred years from 1492 to 1898. Aims of the Spanish colonization were trade and spreading Christianity by gaining political rule.
How did the weather lead to the armada failure?
The weather was the main cause for the failure of the Spanish Armada, but if there had been no English ships the Armada could have just waited until the weather improved and then invaded England.
It was a combination of weather, English ships and poor leadership that made the Armada fail.
What happened in the fight between England and the Spanish Armada?
- the English drove them in to sand banks
- the English send fire ships to panic the Spanish
- the weather pushed the Spanish in to rocks
