14 July 1520
Alliance Agreement with France for 2 yrs
Henry VIII & Emperor Charles agree not to sign a new alliance with France for 2 yrs
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Calais in Spain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Henry VIII & Emperor Charles agree not to sign a new alliance with France for 2 yrs
Henry VIII & Emperor Charles agree not to sign a new alliance with France for 2 yrs
The Spanish fleet sails past the Firth of Forth, and the English cease their pursuit, much of the Spanish fleet is destroyed as it sails around Scotland and Ireland
The Armada is attacked by 200 English ships, assisted by the Dutch navy, in the North Sea at Gravelines, a fire-ship attack drives the Armada ships from their anchorage, and in the ensuing Battle the Spanish abandon their rendezvous with Parma. Anchors off Calais Roads ready to rendezvous with Parma, as instructed
Captures Calais
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Spain and Calais. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.
This database is a research index. For formal scholarly citation, verify individual claims against appropriate primary, archival, academic or specialist sources.