Spanish Armada

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The Spanish Armada was a large 16th-century fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England, whose defeat marked a turning point in European naval power.

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Generate an image of the Spanish Armada (The Spanish Armada was a large 16th-century fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England, whose defeat marked a turning point in European naval power.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
naval fleet ⓘ
casualties heavy losses in ships and men ⓘ
causeOf decline of Spanish naval supremacy ⓘ
shift in European naval power toward England ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Spain ⓘ
date August 1588 ⓘ
May 1588 ⓘ
describedIn early modern European history ⓘ
endTime 1588 ⓘ
fleetSize about 130 ships ⓘ
followedBy English Armada (1589) ⓘ
hasCause English privateering against Spanish shipping ⓘ
English support for the Dutch Revolt ⓘ
religious conflict between Catholic Spain and Protestant England ⓘ
hasGoal end of English support for Dutch rebels ⓘ
invasion of England ⓘ
overthrow of Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
hasPart armed merchant ships ⓘ
galleons ⓘ
support vessels ⓘ
leader Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia ⓘ
location Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
English Channel ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
coasts of England ⓘ
coasts of Ireland ⓘ
coasts of Scotland ⓘ
notableCommander Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia ⓘ
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham ⓘ
Francis Drake ⓘ
opponent Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
English Navy ⓘ
linked to: Royal Navy

Francis Drake ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
organizedBy Philip II of Spain ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
plannedBy Philip II of Spain ⓘ
precededBy Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
result defeat of the Spanish fleet ⓘ
failure of Spanish invasion plan ⓘ
strategic victory for England ⓘ
significance symbol of the rise of English sea power ⓘ
turning point in European naval warfare ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Gravelines ⓘ
startTime 1588 ⓘ
strength about 130 ships ⓘ

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Spanish Empire → significantEvent → Spanish Armada ⓘ
Francis Drake → battle → Spanish Armada (1588) ⓘ
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Spanish Navy → participatedIn → Spanish Armada campaign (1588) ⓘ
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Tudor dynasty → significantEvent → Spanish Armada ⓘ
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Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia → conflict → Spanish Armada campaign of 1588 ⓘ
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Martin Frobisher → participantIn → defeat of the Spanish Armada ⓘ
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Drake–Norris Expedition → follows → Spanish Armada ⓘ
Counter-Armada → follows → Spanish Armada ⓘ
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Raid on Cadiz (1587) → preludeTo → Spanish Armada (1588) ⓘ
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Capture of Cádiz (1596) → relatedEvent → Spanish Armada (1588) ⓘ
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Lord Henry Seymour → participatedIn → Defeat of the Spanish Armada ⓘ
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Lord Thomas Howard → participatedIn → defeat of the Spanish Armada ⓘ
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Lord Thomas Howard → conflict → Spanish Armada ⓘ
Philip II of Portugal → notableEvent → Spanish Armada ⓘ
Tudor England → significantEvent → Spanish Armada ⓘ
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Singeing of the King of Spain’s Beard → chronologicallyBefore → Spanish Armada (1588) ⓘ
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Spaanse Rijk → belangrijkeVloot → Spaanse Armada ⓘ
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Treaty of Nonsuch → followedBy → Spanish Armada (1588) ⓘ
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Elizabeth I of England is excommunicated → chronologicallyBefore → Spanish Armada of 1588 ⓘ
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Fire Over England → depictsEvent → Spanish Armada ⓘ
Casa de Austria → notableEvent → Spanish Armada ⓘ