In the Western consciousness, there are two main narratives of Spain’s attempted invasion of England in 1588. The first and most dominant in the Anglophone world can be characterized as the Protestant ...

Three-part documentary about the sinking of the Spanish Armada, featuring dramatic reconstructions and information gleaned from recently recovered documents. Dan Snow takes to the sea to tell the ...

On Sept. 21, 1588, a savage storm lashed the western coast of Ireland. As the gale intensified, three bulky ships ran aground on the sands of Streedagh Strand, north of Sligo. Part of a formidable ...

Queen Elizabeth I's defiance during the Spanish Armada threat became a historic moment. She inspired her troops with a powerful speech, asserting her resolve. This victory cemented her image as a ...

Readers who want a fast-paced account of how Elizabeth’s navy, led by such captains as Drake, Howard, and Frobisher, managed to defeat the Spanish Armada in battles fought in the English Channel, ...

A set of 10 hand-drawn, 16th century maps showing the progress of the Spanish Armada that attacked England in 1588, an event that shaped national identity, will remain in the country after a museum ...

Let’s say this for Catholic Spain’s King Phillip II, the man who in 1588 sent the Spanish Armada against the English: He had a devout Catholic’s faith in Divine Providence. So sure was he of God’s ...

THE ARMADA (443 pp.)—Garreft Mattingly—Houghton, Miffin ($6). Before the 130-odd ships that were the core of the Spanish Armada had been provisioned, searched for contraband women, and set creaking ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A set of 10 hand-drawn, 16th century maps showing the progress of the Spanish Armada that attacked England in 1588, an event that shaped national identity, will remain in the ...