Spanish Armada sets off for England

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.6.2.01: Spanish Literature and Culture from the Beginning to the Golden Age.
Vol. editors: Andrew M. Beresford (University of Durham), Stuart Green (University of Leeds), Juan Pablo Rodriguez (Yale University), Duncan Wheeler (University of Leeds)

Domains

Navy
War

Dates

Date of occurrence 1597-10

Places

Spain (Location)
England (Involved)

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A Spanish Armada leaves Ferrol in Galicia to sail for England, but is scattered by storms. Nonetheless, the news causes alarm in London, where citizens remember all the well the threat posed by the previous Armada of 1588.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Spanish Armada sets off for England". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15523, accessed 18 April 2024.]

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