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88 articles found

Headword Date Article Type
John Hawkins and Francis Drake are trapped by Spanish ships in the West Indies 1568 Topics Short note
Battle of Gravelines ends Spanish Armada's hopes of success 1588 Topics Short note
Sir John Burrows captures a valuable Portuguese galleon 1592 Topics Short note
Spanish Armada sets off for England 1597 Topics Short note
Earl of Buckingham appointed Lord High Admiral of England 1619 Topics Short note
Lord Wimbledon sails to Cadiz 1625 Topics
Earl of Denbigh's squadron fails to relieve La Rochelle 1628 Topics
Earl of Lindsey's fleet fails to relieve La Rochelle 1628 Topics
Parliament assumes control of the Navy 1642 Topics Short note
Sir John Pennington is unable to get the fleet back for the King 1642 Topics Short note
Royalist troops sail from Ireland to North Wales 1643 Topics Short note
Parliament takes the Isles of Scilly 1646 Topics Short note
Prince Rupert sails from Holland accompanied by the Royalist fleet 1648 Topics
Independents and radicals purge the Navy and dockyards 1649 Topics Short note
Royalist fleet under Prince Rupert sails from Holland to Ireland 1649 Topics
Robert Blake re-engages and blockades Prince Rupert in the Tagus 1650 Topics
Prince Rupert is unable to break Robert Blake's blockade 1650 Topics Short note
Prince Rupert leaves the Targus with the Royalist fleet 1650 Topics
English engage in an amphibious operation across the Firth of Forth 1651 Topics Short note
Robert Blake captures Jersey for Parliament 1651 Topics Short note

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