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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
Philip II of Spain
Queen Elizabeth I
Dom António, Prior of Crato, pretender to the throne of Portugal
English galleon Ark Royal from 1587
Philip II of Spain
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Philip II, sometimes known in Spain as Philip the Prudent, was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He was also jure ux
English Armada
…failed to drive home the advantage that England had gained from defeating the Spanish Armada the previous year. The Spanish victory marked a revival in Philip II's naval power. After the failure of the Spanish Armada and its return to Spain, England's Queen Elizabeth I's intentions were to capitalize upon Spain's…
The Baptism of Philip II in Valladolid, Castile. Historical ceiling preserved in Palacio de Pimentel (Valladolid).
Philip, in the prime of his life, by Anthonis Mor
Philip II wearing the Order of the Garter by Jooris van der Straeten, c. 1554