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Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard – April 1587

On the 19th April 1587 Sir Francis Drake entered the harbour of Cadiz on the Spanish coast and led a…

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Sir Francis Drake Sets Sails from Plymouth for Spain – 2 April 1587

On this day in history, 2nd April 1587, Sir Francis Drake sailed out of Plymouth bound for Spain, where he…

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Sir Francis Drake

On 28th January 1596, Sir Francis Drake’s remains and those of his second cousin, Admiral Sir John Hawkins, were buried…

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Spanish Armada 9 – God Blew and They Were Scattered

On this day in history, the 20th August 1588, a thanksgiving service was held at St Paul’s in London to…

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Painting the Armada Exhibition

Visitors to London this summer will be able to visit a wonderful exhibition of six huge paintings of the Spanish…

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The Spanish Armada 8 – Elizabeth’s Tilbury Speech

On the 9th August 1588 (old calendar) Elizabeth I appeared before her troops gathered at Tilbury. In her article “The…

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The Spanish Armada 7 – Elizabeth I Visits Tilbury

Even though the remaining ships of the Spanish Armada were homeward bound, England was still expecting to be threatened by…

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The Spanish Armada 6 – The Spanish Fleet Homeward Bound

By the first week of August 1588, the battered, defeated and demoralised Spanish Armada had started the first part of…

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The Spanish Armada 5 – The Protestant Wind

On the 30th July 1588 the wind changed and the remaining ships of the Spanish Armada were forced northwards and…

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The Spanish Armada 4: The Battle of Gravelines

The day after the English had wrecked the crescent formation of the Spanish Armada and caused havoc, they attacked the…

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The Spanish Armada 3: The Hell-burners

At midnight on this day in history, the 28th July 1588, five hell-burners were ordered to be sent amongst the…

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The Spanish Armada 2 – Leicester Invites Elizabeth to Tilbury

On this day in history, the 27th July 1588, Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester and the Lieutenant and Captain…

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The Spanish Armada 1: The Assembling of Troops at Tilbury Fort

On this day in history, the 26th July 1588, 4,000 men assembled at Tilbury Fort, the fort built on the…