The Battle of Gravelines

In 1588 the Spanish Armada attacked England.

Here is some of the reasons why Elizabeth

and Philip fell out.

Elizabeth’s Fault

•Elizabeth I turned Philip II down when he proposed

marriage.•After this Elizabeth proposed

marriage to the Duke of Alencon who was heir to the French throne and

Philip II enemy.•In 1568 Elizabeth

stole three Spanish Treasure

Ships.

Philip’s Fault•Spain was a

catholic country and England was a Protestant

country. Philip had all Protestants

burned at the stake.

•The Spanish would not let the English trade goods in America.

•The Spanish encouraged

English Catholics to

murder Elizabeth and make Mary queen of

Scots, Queen of England.

The Spanish Armada left Spain to attack England in May 1588. They were then met by a few fire ships at the south of England and they were then forced around the south-east of England. They were chased to the north of England by the English navy, led by Lord Thomas Howard. The Armada so became more damaged when it met the storms of the English Sea. The Armada then docked in Ireland. Only 67 out of 130 ships returned home. The reasons the Spanish were beat because the English had even better ships and the admiral died in the year the Armada was delayed.

The Spanish Armada was first sighted off The Lizard on July 19, 1588. Sporadic fighting occurred over the next two weeks with the largest English attack coming on August 8, off Gravelines, Flanders. After the battle, the English pursued the Armada until August 12, when both fleets were off the Firth of Forth.

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