When Elizabeth I ascended to the English throne in 1558, she rejected Philip II, Emperor of Spain ... Commander of the Armada and his second in command, a man called Juan Martinez de Recalde ...

Marriage rejection King Philip II of Spain had been married to Elizabeth’s sister ... by means of the Spanish Armada. Philip’s plans for the invasion of England were quickly prepared, but ...

Readers who want a fast-paced account of how Elizabeth’s navy, led by such captains as Drake, Howard, and Frobisher, managed to defeat the Spanish Armada in battles fought ... needed to understand why ...

Attempting to re-create the Spanish Armada’s invasion ... in the royal courts of Queen Elizabeth I and King Philip II of Spain, is quite a tall order. The Armada with London's lights shimmering ...