2 Why did the Spanish Armada fail?

Cause and effect

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Reviewing the CausesComplete the shapes below with as many causes for the armada as you can remember

Political Economic

Trade

Religious

Power

Empire

The Events that followed.

1586- 1588

A Cunning Plan?

1586: Philip begins preparations

Ships Men Weapons

1587: Drake attacks Cadiz. Plans delayed

1588: Philip appoints new armada commander, Medina Sidonia – he gets seasick!!

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Singeing the King of Spain's Beard

Spain: economic and

material losses

and Drake spent 3 days in Cadiz.

Drake’s message to

Elizabeth

Prepare in

England

strongly and

mostly by sea.

Stop him now

and stop him

forever.

‘La felicissima armada’ or ‘the most fortunate fleet’- Philip

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1 Corunna

1.July 12 1588 Armada sets sail

2. Plymouth: Armada sighted. English light warning beacons along the coast

3. Spanish chased by English in Channel

6.Netherlands: some Spanish left there

7. July 30:Armada heads for Spain by going around Scotland

4. English fire ships sent into armada while it’s in Calais. Spanish panic and leave.9. September: half

the armada limps back to Spain.

5. July 28: Battle of Gravelines.

8. August: Storms so many Spanish ships wrecked.

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Route of the

Armada

7th AugustSpanish in

Calais

English Hellburners (fire ships) broke Spanish ships’ crescent shape formation

No Spanish support from Duke of Parma. Spanish PANIC. Some leave.

8th AugustBattle of

Gravelines

Spanish plan to board English vessels failed.More Spanish ships lost.

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The Ark Royal- took part in the battle

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Englishengage them at Gravelines

Evening: Spanish expect another

attack

Both sides out of ammo so no attack.

Calais: all seems quiet

Midnight! English send in 8 fire ships

Spanish panic.Yikes!

Many sail off

The Saga continues

Spanish off the west coast of Scotland

and Ireland

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Harsh weather No food or water

No anchor cables.

Many ships sink.

Great loss of life.

Navigational error led them to a storm

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They reached a harbour in a RC country, Ireland.

They landed at what is now called Armada Bay.

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Spanish thought they’d be safe in Roman Catholic Ireland

However, Irish feared Spanish invading their country.

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A Spanish galleass such those that sunk off Irish coast

Most Spanish were killed by Irish on landing.

Lord Burghley gets news thatthe Spanish alarm was over

Spanish return

* 67 ships

*Fewer than 10,000 men

I sent an Armada against men not God’s winds and

waves Philip

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