King Philip II of Spain was determined to crush the ... led to Philip finally deciding to invade England, by means of the Spanish Armada. Philip’s plans for the invasion of England were quickly ...

Philip II of Spain was a micromanager who preferred to ... The most interesting of these is a comparison of a possible Spanish landing in England in 1588—had the Armada succeeded—with the successful ...

When Elizabeth I ascended to the English throne in 1558, she rejected Philip II, Emperor of Spain ... Commander of the Armada and his second in command, a man called Juan Martinez de Recalde ...

But Philip II ... y Felicsima Armada. And on 28 April 1588, with 130 ships under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia carrying 8,000 sailors and 18,000 soldiers, the Spanish Armada set ...

Attempting to re-create the Spanish Armada’s invasion attempt of 1588 ... set in the royal courts of Queen Elizabeth I and King Philip II of Spain, is quite a tall order. The Armada with ...