A massive Spanish fleet, known as the “Invincible Armada,” sets sail from Lisbon on a mission to secure control of the English Channel and transport a Spanish invasion army to Britain from the Netherlands CLICK HERE
History had rarely seen a fleet the size of the Spanish Armada. But rarely had it also seen such epic failure. The Armada of King Philip II of Spain was supposed to crush the Royal Navy, help the invasion of the British Isles and keep the Protestant reformers and Queen Elizabeth I in their place. But Sir Francis Drake and his fleet knew to use their ship’s for tactical advantages and the Gulf Stream took care of the rest.
