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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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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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
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