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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 T Note
Battle of Gravelines ends Spanish Armada's hopes of success 1588 T Note
Sir John Burrows captures a valuable Portuguese galleon 1592 T Note
Spanish Armada sets off for England 1597 T Note
Earl of Buckingham appointed Lord High Admiral of England 1619 T Note
Lord Wimbledon sails to Cadiz 1625 T
Earl of Denbigh's squadron fails to relieve La Rochelle 1628 T
Earl of Lindsey's fleet fails to relieve La Rochelle 1628 T
Parliament assumes control of the Navy 1642 T Note
Sir John Pennington is unable to get the fleet back for the King 1642 T Note
Royalist troops sail from Ireland to North Wales 1643 T Note
Parliament takes the Isles of Scilly 1646 T Note
Prince Rupert sails from Holland accompanied by the Royalist fleet 1648 T
Independents and radicals purge the Navy and dockyards 1649 T Note
Royalist fleet under Prince Rupert sails from Holland to Ireland 1649 T
Robert Blake re-engages and blockades Prince Rupert in the Tagus 1650 T
Prince Rupert is unable to break Robert Blake's blockade 1650 T Note
Prince Rupert leaves the Targus with the Royalist fleet 1650 T
English engage in an amphibious operation across the Firth of Forth 1651 T Note
Robert Blake captures Jersey for Parliament 1651 T Note

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