2 Whay Did the Spanish Armada

Fail?

Part 1

2 Why did the Spanish Armada fail?

CAUSE AND EFFECT

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Reviewing the CausesComplete the shapes below with as many causes

for the armada as you can remember

Political Economic

Trade

Religious

Power

Empire

The Events that followed.

1586- 1588

A Cunning Plan?

1586: Philip begins

preparations

Ships Men Weapons

1587: Drake attacks

Cadiz. Plans delayed

1588: Philip appoints

new armada

commander, Medina

Sidonia – he gets

seasick!!

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Attribution: Heralder, knight and

terrace by Sodacan

Singeing the King of

Spain's Beard

Spain:

economic

and

material

losses

and Drake spent 3 days in

Cadiz.

Drake’s message to

Elizabeth

Prepare in

England

strongly and

mostly by sea.

Stop him now

and stop him

forever.

‘La felicissima armada’ or ‘the most fortunate fleet’- Philip

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1 Corunna

1.July 12 1588

Armada sets sail

2. Plymouth:

Armada sighted.

English light

warning

beacons along

the coast

3. Spanish chased

by English in

Channel

6.Netherlands:

some Spanish left

there

7. July 30:Armada

heads for Spain by

going around

Scotland

4. English fire

ships sent into

armada while it’s

in Calais.

Spanish panic

and leave.

9. September:

half the armada

limps back to

Spain.

5. July 28: Battle

of Gravelines.

8. August: Storms

so many Spanish

ships wrecked.

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3 4

6

7

5

8

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Route of

the

Armada

8th August

Battle of

Gravelines

Spanish crescent

shape formation.

Englishengage them at

Gravelines

Evening: Spanish expect another attack

Both sides out of

ammo so no attack.

Calais: all seems quiet

Midnight! English send

in 8 fire ships

Spanish panic.Yikes!

Many sail off