The Spanish Armada. Flashcards
Name the events of the Spanish Armada in order.
Catholic Queen Mary of Scots was Executed by Elizabeth.
Francis Drake destroyed the Spanish fleet in Cadiz.
The Spanish admiral was the Duke of Medina Sidonia who had never sailed before.
The armada set sail with 131 ships.
English ships were based at Plymouth.
Beacons were lit across the south coast when the armada was spotted.
English ships followed the armada up the English Channel.
The English sent in fire ships to the Spanish fleet anchored off the coast of France.
There was a fierce battle at Gravelines which the Spanish survived.
The armada set sail into the North Sea to get home.
The English lost no ships and only 100 men in battle although 7000 died of disease.
67 Spanish ships finally returned home.
Name some reasons it failed.
It took a while to rebuild the ships and all the food went rotten quickly.
The admiral died so Philip put a general who had never been on a ship before in charge of the whole armada.
The Spanish cresent formation was packed together.
