Queen Elizabeth I's rumored romance with Lord Robert Dudley has inspired the storylines of multiple movies about her life ...

But Elizabeth had enemies like King Philip of Spain. In 1588, he sent the Spanish Armada, a fleet of more than 100 ships, to invade England. Elizabeth stayed strong. She told her soldiers and ...

The defeat of the Spanish Armada was both a nationalistic and religious success and its effect on the English psyche has been such that 1588 remains a key date in English history. However, the year ...

Previously, scholars believed Cecil, whose official role was secretary of state to Elizabeth ... following the Spanish Armada of 1588, led him to rely heavily on this espionage network.

England's victory against the Spanish Armada in 1588 associated Elizabeth with one of the greatest military victories in English history. Elizabeth is acknowledged as a charismatic performer and a ...

And on 28 April 1588, with 130 ships under the command of ... The victory was a huge boon for Elizabeth, England and the Protestant faith, and dealt a massive blow to Spain's dreams of world ...

It set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, in late May 1588 with the hopes of picking up 30,000 Spanish soldiers from Flanders, Belgium, before heading towards English shores to commence a land invasion.

Thanks to Elizabeth's naval leaders, notably Sir Francis Drake, the Spanish Armada of 1588 was defeated and scattered. Elizabeth never married and became known as the 'Virgin Queen'. This is despite ...