It’s thought that a group of Spanish Armada ships crashed on the coast of Ireland in 1588, one of them with a dog as its only ...

The discovery of the letters between the Duke of Medina Sidonia, Commander of the Armada and his second in command, a man called Juan Martinez de Recalde illustrates the fierce naval battles ...

The English sent fireships – old ships loaded with pretty much anything that would burn – among the Spanish. The Armada broke formation ... down the west coast of Ireland.

The drama is set in 1588 during the attack of the Spanish Armada. A young boy - Thomas Harte - and his father have just arrived onboard one of the English ships. They are not expecting to stay ...

This, combined with the other factors such as English piracy, led to Philip finally deciding to invade England, by means of the Spanish Armada. Philip’s plans for the invasion of England were ...

His plan is to defeat the ships of Queen Elizabeth I, and thereby enable Spanish forces in Holland ... and decides to lead the Armada up the east coast of England, round Scotland and Ireland, and sail ...