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
Elizabethan Sea Dogs
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The Sea Dogs were a group of English privateers authorised by Queen Elizabeth I to raid England's enemies, whether they were formally at war with them or not. Active from 1560 until Elizabeth's death
The arrival of the Great Carrack 'Madre de Dios' at Dartmouth Harbour, 18th Sept 1592
James Lancaster in 1596
John Davis
Gheeraerts Francis Drake 1591