Spanish Armada
Philip II’s invasion fleet failed to secure control of the English Channel, a major episode in the Anglo-Spanish War and Elizabethan history.
Why Spanish Armada matters
Philip II’s invasion fleet failed to secure control of the English Channel, a major episode in the Anglo-Spanish War and Elizabethan history.
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