The defeat of the Spanish Armada was a turning point in the histories of both England and Spain and one of the great achievements of Queen Elizabeth I. It effectively destroyed the Spanish Empire ...

More than four centuries after it sank to the sea bed, the secrets of a Spanish Armada wreck are being uncovered off the west coast of Ireland. A number of cannons, timbers and an anchor from La ...

But the Spanish Armada of King Philip II failed utterly, defeated perhaps less by the military skill of Queen Elizabeth I`s naval commanders than by bad luck and rotten weather. The defeat ...

This was a retelling of the Spanish Armada’s attack on England over two weeks in 1588. This first episode dealt with catalysts behind King Philip II of Spain ordering the invasion – Catholic ...

LONDON, Jan 27 (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 ...

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 ...