used by the English fleet against the Armada were an important contributor to the Armada’s defeat‚ but was it English ingenuity that saved England from Spain‚ or was the rest downplayed to make England seem superior to Spain/the Habsburg Empire? In order to effectively analyse the comparative importance of English tactics‚ one must analyse the other causes for defeat. First of all‚ how important were English tactics? When the English first engaged the Armada‚ they used their agility to sail their
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It was in the middle of carnival season. The music was blasting loudly to conciliate the moment of such a wonderful occasion. Keeping my head up‚ I looked around. There were people dancing‚ swaying their body in time with the music. Others were sipping on their drinks lightly‚ smooching and chit-chatting with each other. It was then I spotted Fortunato who was wearing a belled suit‚ enjoying himself at the carnival festivities. He was speaking to an acquaintance of his that were hobbling and jerky
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Name Teacher Class Date The Virgin Queen and the Spanish Armada in Full Queen Elizabeth the First‚ one of Britain’s finest monarchs of history‚ is well known for several achievements. One of these notable achievements is her defeat of the Spanish Armada. Even her enemies doted upon her victory as well as her leadership skill. The Count of Feria remarked upon her Elizabeth’s leadership skill by noting: ”Not only was she “a young lass who‚ although sharp‚ is without prudence‚” he later
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King Phillip of Spain who was also a devout Catholic. When Mary died‚ her half sister Elizabeth I became Queen of England‚ who immediately stopped the persecutions of non- Catholics and changed England back to protestant. The main reason for the Armada was because King Phillip of Spain wanted to take over England and to change it back to Catholic‚ just as Elizabeth had turned it protestant. King Phillip offered to marry Elizabeth thinking that he could have control over English politics and persuade
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Queen of England and was a much more king Queen than Mary Tudor or better know as Bloody Mary. Elizabeth’s life was outlined by many crowning accomplishments‚ the most famous of these would be the Spanish Armada attack on England! Just like most to all conflict in the world the spanish armada was mainly caused by religious conflict. “God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that‚ if they do not frighten our neighbours‚ at least they prevent us from being frightened by them.” (“Elizabeth
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History invisible armada (Spanish armada) In January 1588‚ Philip II sent a serious message to the Castile‚ the assembly in which the representatives of cities gathered: "You know all the business in which I have set for the service of God and increasing our holy Catholic faith and benefit of these kingdoms [...] This requires very large and overspending‚ because it does not go unless the security of the sea and the Indies and even their own homes. ""Enterprise" to which the king was referring to
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Brian Mr. D Honors World History 8 November‚ 2012 The Battle of 1588: The Spanish Armada The downfall of the armada began before the ships even set sailed and concluded when Over half the crew had been wrecked. The Reason for the Armadas failure is because of Poor Planning in Spain prior to the Spanish Armada setting sail‚ Medina Sidonia poorly leading his troops‚ and the changing weather and strong navy force from the british. Chances of the Spanish winning could have increased immensely
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The Battle of the Spanish Armada The great naval battle between Spain and England in 1588- one of the most important battles in the history of the world- is known as the Battle of the Invincible Armada. But in a sense‚ this is a misnomer. An invincible armada is one that cannot be defeated‚ yet the mighty fleet of warships that Spain sent to invade England‚ was defeated so badly that Spain could never again rule the oceans. How was it possible that this armada‚ which had awed all of Europe with
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Could the Spanish Armada have succeeded? The relentless decline in relations between Spain and England post 1558 engender a feeling of certain inevitability within the hostilities that broke out in 1585. Although tension between the two countries was extremely high it took years of preparations to actually instigate war. When Mary Queen of England died Philip lost all attachments with England and when Elizabeth came to power England no longer remained Catholic‚ Philip felt that England had
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Why did the Spanish Armada fail? Charlotte Wong 7B (20) The Spanish Armada failed because of many things‚ most of them were because of they did not done a proper preparation for the battle. The Spanish was very weak and unorganized‚ they know that they were‚ but they still don’t do any preparation‚ as if they knew that they will lose. They did not done well in the tactics‚ ship design and choosing their leader. If they can’t do these basic things
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