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Write about the Spanish Armada
Imagine what it would have been like to be part of either the Spanish Armada or English navy. You can write in a diary template for the Spanish or English side or choose a fact template. What would you write in your diary?
Discussion points
- The Spanish Armada occurred in the Tudor period between July and September 1588.
- The calendars of Spain and England in 1588 were different by 10 days. Dates for the Spanish Armada are different depending on the source of information. Here we have used the dates from the English calendar of the time.
- King Philip II of Spain sent 130 war ships to England. Queen Elizabeth I was queen of England at the time.
- The battle represented a conflict between Protestant England and Catholic Spain.
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