The Spanish Armada | Queen Elizabeth and Sir Francis Drake | History Made Easy

Learn about the history of Queen Elizabeth, Sir Francis Drake, the history of privateering, and one of the most famous naval battles of all time, the Battle of Gravelines between the British fleet and the Spanish Armada.

[WillyCLARKE-gc]

Can only imagine what these battles looked like in person.

[mrackerm]

A stirring commentary on a modest naval victory for England. Remind me what happened to the British navy one year later?

[kt.husted]

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[craylotuso]

This is super interesting, I came because of Uncharted(the game)

[xptheory]

Sir Francis Drake was born around 1540, his death was 1598 (minor correction) :)

[neelhalli]

The British never admitted to defeat but was loved by privateers.

[kontiki]

I guess Liz wasn't happy when Francis and his mate Norris lost her navy in the Corunna fiasco the following year.

[randomorange]

Pov: you came from a link your teacher sent

[aritzmartinezrodriguez]

Is super fun how British/American people always tell this story, but fail to mention that this was just a battle in a war that lasted for another 16 years and they ended up losing, badly... (a war in which actually they also lose they armada the next year yo that happening in an even more humiliation way than the Spanish...)

[alltimejust]

"No long would Spain ruled the world" what history are you talking about! The Spanish would keep ruling supremely for another fifty years!!!! Till the Battle of the Dows against the

[robertoliver]

Elizabeth did not offer congratulations at Tilbury. She did not know the Armada was already defeated.

[nerfshooter]

1:01 Britain several decades later: *Lemme take that title*

[searchthewind]

The storm, the so called Protestant Wind, finished the job.

[philipj.remeysen]

I'm pretty sure it's King 'Philip' II of Spain, with one 'L" not two...

[deantrussler]

He died on the 28th of January 1596 in Portobelo Panama.

[stlouisix]

To Philip who corrected his spelling of Philip; mate, ‘Phillip’ is commonly the spelling of the surname Phillip and 'Philip' for the first name but regardless, Phillip was the King of Spain so his name was Felipe —certainly not the English Philip🤣😂, considering he was at war against the power-hungry, immoral Queen of England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[Lee-qyzs]

Please love GOD and spread his word :D

[juanmorales]

1589 the biggest defeat of the English armada

[jeffreyrobinson]

Wow.
Spain was upset over English raids in the Americas and support for the Dutch.
But this was a religious war, and started not because of raids but the execution of Mary Queen of Scotland who was Catholic and granddaughter of Catherine of Aragon by Henry the eighth. Spain considered her the legitimate Queen of England
Spain wished to return England to the Catholic Church and place a Catholic on the throne
English ships did little damage to the Spanish ships, but the English were on the windward side. The Spanish simply could not turn around to fight them.
After the fireship attack the Spanish could only sail north into the storm that wrecked them
Three huzzahs for the English sailor, but as Elizabeth said
He(God) made the winds blow to scatter mine enemies’
The weather won not English Tars.
By the by gunpowder smoke of that time was white. Black smoke wouldn’t be seen until the late nineteenth century century

[mwoxo]

Nope, can't listen to this accent