The English sent fireships – old ships loaded with pretty much anything that would burn – among the Spanish. The Armada broke formation, and was now vulnerable. And on 29 July, the English ...

The drama is set in 1588 during the attack of the Spanish Armada. A young boy - Thomas Harte - and his father have just arrived onboard one of the English ... iron for the navy's cannons.

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, ...

This, combined with the other factors such as English piracy, led to Philip finally deciding to invade England, by means of the Spanish Armada. Philip’s plans for the invasion of England were ...