The Anglo-Spanish War was an intermittent conflict between Habsburg Spain and the Kingdom of England that was never formally declared. It began with England's military expedition in 1585 to what was t
English ships and the Spanish Armada, 8 August 1588, unknown artist
Siege of Grave in 1586
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The Battle of Gravelines, 8 August 1588,[better source needed] by Nicholas Hilliard
The flagship of the Duke of Medina Sidonia: the San Martin is attacked off the coast of Dover from port side by the English Rainbow and from starboard by the Dutch Gouden Leeuw, Dover, 8 August 1588
English Armada
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The English Armada, also known as the Counter Armada, the Drake–Norris Expedition, or the Portugal Expedition, was an attack fleet sent against Spain by Queen Elizabeth I of England that sailed on 28
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
…the Dutch rebellion against Spanish Habsburg rule. In large-scale campaigns, the English repelled the Spanish Armada in 1588, while Spain repelled the English Armada in 1589. The war included much English privateering against Spanish ships, and several widely separated battles. The war dragged on towards the end of…
Philip II of Spain
Queen Elizabeth I
Dom António, Prior of Crato, pretender to the throne of Portugal
English galleon Ark Royal from 1587