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 sail from Lisbon. Don't miss the latest ...

The most interesting of these is a comparison of a possible Spanish landing in England in 1588—had the Armada succeeded—with the successful Dutch invasion a century later, in 1688. William of Orange ...

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 ships. They are not expecting to stay ...

He destroyed all of the ships in the harbour and this helped to delay the departure of the Armada ... Spanish with little to rebuild their fleet with. The Spanish fleet finally sailed in July 1588.

A West Country author is set to explore the "hidden story" of the Spanish Armada's defeat in a talk in Weymouth.