
Renaissance: The Spanish Armada of 1588
History Storytime - For Kids
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History's Doritire With Sophie Age 5
500 years ago, Elizabeth I was Queen of England. She was also a Protestant and Spain wanted her to be Catholic again. The Spanish army needed to get across the English channel from Holland to England. So they sent an armada in a giant horseshoe shape towards the English channel. If the Spanish ships stayed tightly together in their horseshoeshape, there was little the English could do. After she had spoken, no one would ever doubt again thatEngland could be ruled by a queen.
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