The Spanish Armada 1588

Back in 2010 I did daily posts over at The Elizabeth Files counting down the events which led up to the defeat of the Spanish Armada in August 1588 during the reign of Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

Here are links to the articles if you’re interested in reading more about it:

• The Spanish Armada 1 – The Assembling of Troops at Tilbury Fort
• The Spanish Armada 2 – Leicester Invites Elizabeth to Tilbury
• The Spanish Armada 3 – The Hell-burners
• The Spanish Armada 4 – The Battle of Gravelines
• The Spanish Armada 5 – The Protestant Wind
• The Spanish Armada 6 – The Spanish Fleet Homeward Bound
• The Spanish Armada 7 – Elizabeth I Visits Tilbury
• The Spanish Armada 8 – Elizabeth I’s Tilbury Speech
• The Spanish Armada 9 – God Blew and They Were Scattered

You can find out all about the symbolism in the famous Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I in my article The Armada Portrait.