Spanish Armada: How England Defended Itself - Early Modern History
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Explore the intense 16th-century conflict between the Spanish Armada and the English fleet in 1588. From geopolitical tensions to strategic blunders, witness the gripping details of this historic clash. Discover the political intrigue, simmering tensions, and decisive moments leading to the grand showdown. Uncover the events leading to the Battle of Gravelines, where nearly 200 Spanish ships faced a resilient English defense. Learn about the battles in Flanders, the role of Sir Francis Drake, and the Battle of Vila Franca do Campo. Experience the tactical brilliance and shortcomings of commanders like Medina Sidonia and Lord Howard. Witness the impact of unpredictable weather, hell-burners, and the relentless pursuit that pushed the Armada into the North Sea. Explore the aftermath, including shipwrecks and losses, and the enduring naval strength of the English. Subscribe for future episodes, including the English Counter Armada of 1589.
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Script: Arnaldo Teodorani
Animation: Antoni Kameran
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Narration: Officially Devin ( / @offydgg & / @gameworldnarratives )
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00:00 Intro
02:16 Strained Relations Between Spain and England
03:16 Francis Drake and the Atlantic Clash
03:49 Babington Plot and Queen Mary's Execution
05:04 Philip's Invasion Plan and Drake's Bold Move,
06:28 Medina Sidonia Takes Command
07:58 Drake's Raid and Armada's Delay
09:32 Initial Clashes
11:16 Engagements and Setbacks
14:29 Hell-Burners and Armada's Retreat
18:48 Battle of Gravelines
Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: www.epidemicsound.com
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Will you be doing Queen Elizabeth war in Ireland as well ?
Showing a map of the modern netherlands is a pretty big mistake
Wow! Reclam Worl of warships!!👍😉🤣
Can you do a video on the Dunkirkers?
Maping isnt correct in the Dutch 😢
One year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat. The interesting thing is that The English Armada is largely ignored.
Wonder if it's more well known in Spain.
@@shehannanayakkara4162 It is not, even in Spain it is not known, we remember our defeats more than our victories
@@shehannanayakkara4162 it is not
Well, to be fair, every English historian of the war, like R. B. Wernham and Geoffrey Parker has mentioned it and acknowledges it to be a complete failure. If it hasn't had the same level of prominence, there's a reason for this, the Spanish Armada of 1588 posed an existential threat to Elizabeth I and England, its goal was to overthrow her and place a pro-Spanish monarch (most likely Philip II's daughter) on the English throne.
By contrast, the three goals of the English Armada of 1589 were to destroy the remains of the Spanish Armada, capture the Azores to use as a base for raiding Spanish shipping and land in Portugal with the pretender to Portugal's throne, Don Antonio, in the hopes of inspiring a Portuguese nationalist rising.
Invading Spain and overthrowing Philip II was not one of the goals, indeed at no point in the Anglo-Spanish War did the English ever attempt it. Even if the most ambitious of the English goals had been accomplished and Don Antonio had become King of an independent Portugal, Philip II would have still been King of Spain and all his pre-1580 empire. To be sure, losing Portugal and its empire would have been a considerable setback for Philip II, but it isn't really comparable with what Elizabeth I would have faced had the Spanish Armada of 1588 been successful, with England conquered, and she would have almost certainly suffered the same fate as her mother.
@@Dravoll I did not know that english historians covered it, will look into it, most of my personal experience with the English Counter Armada and english historians is the fact that they would talk about the Spanish Armada and its failures but not about the English one
For a written account of a sailor's harrowing journey back to Spain, look up Francisco de Cuellar. He washed ashore on Ireland, where he found the corpses of hundreds of Spanish prisoners executed en masse by the English. The locals robbed him and other survivors of their clothes. He wandered Ireland naked until finding refuge in the fief of an Irish nobleman. The English laid siege of the nobleman's castle and he and other Spaniards defended it successfully. He then crossed into Scotland where he procured a ship to Flanders with other survivors. But the Dutch were waiting for them. A battle ensued and he was shipwrecked...again. He swam ashore and reached the Spanish-controlled city of Dunkirk.
Luck of the Spanish
Let's not forget that he was part of an invasion force who voluntarily came to our shores with the intent to commit mass murder.
They wanted to wipe out our leaders and Queen, burn alive all non-catholics especially clergymen and turn us into a puppet state owned by Spain.
Is it surprising that they were treated with extreme contempt? But hey, England is bad, eh? Bad for defending themselves and treating the defeated in exactly the same way as other nations did at that time.
no phone in sight just people living in the moment
@@shirinrothschild592😂😂😂
If anything, the failures of the "Spanish Armada" or the doomed english attempt to conquer Cartagena de Indias proves how difficult and perilous pre-industrial Naval warfare was, diseases, rocky shores and bad weather took a bigger toll than the actual battles.
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and food that expires :D
Not forget the "counterarmada" it was a much bigger disaster for the english with no natural intervention in the process
@@nomooon*Funky calories*
The actual naval engagement part of the Spanish Armada was, in the slightly odd historical fashion, somewhat insignificant. The English navy attacked, the Spanish sailed past largely unharmed, and nothing significant was really decided.
Ultimately what defended our shores was...the utterly deplorable weather around this island.
Mother Russia: I feel you!
People keep mentioning the English Armada, and I agree it would be good to see it covered, but I would like things to go beyond that and see a full-on series about the Anglo-Spanish Wars and the broader late 16th-century religious conflicts, which where all interlinked: the other Spanish attempts at invasion, the Nine Years War in Ireland, Henri IV's campaign in France, the counteroffensive of the Dutch rebels, the sack of Cadiz...
Basically, the two first armadas where only the tip of the iceberg here.
Good point. We talk about these wars in isolation, the Anglo-Spanish War, the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands, the French Wars of Religion and the Nine Years War in Ireland, but really they were all fronts in one big conflict.
Just the tip?
You need to add the Dunkirkers and the damage they have done against Dutch and English shipping for at least 150 years. You also need to add the endless rebellion of the Irish against the English and the sack of Cornwall. On the religious front, you may add the Jesuit "counter-offensive" against Protestantism in the continent and the hundreds of colleges and seminaries they built. You may add the Jesuit missions in Japan, China, Mongolia, Poland, Russia, Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Latin America, North America, etc. beginning in the 16th century.
@@johndorilag4129 Hardly and endless Irish rebellion. Its name: 'the Nine Years War' pretty clearly spells out its duration, and it ended with their leaders surrendering. And the raid on Penzance is scarcely comparable to the English response when they sacked Cadiz and forced Philip II to declare bankruptcy, something Elizabeth I never did, for all her far more limited resources. In any case, for all their religious accomplishments, Catholicism never would be restored to England.
@@Dravoll Hardly any Irish rebellion? Hahahahahaha
Irish rebellions against English/ British rule went through numerous periods throughout the centuries
Alvaro de Bazan's death is hightly undermined, that guy was a beast. He had never lost a sea battle, also he participated in Lepanto
Fun Fact: This is also the time when Anglo-Moroccan alliance was at its peak. And while the English Armada launched against Spain in retaliation ultimately failed and caused a serious setback against the alliance between the two, it was the deaths of Queen Elizabeth I and Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur that ultimately dissoluted the alliance.
Morocco ended up allying with Spain against the Ottomans.
@@EmisoraRadioPatio What a shame
@@cloneeja Why? Morocco preserved its independence.
@@EmisoraRadioPatio Ottoman Turks preserved the Moroccan indipendence against Portugal and Spain.
@@cloneeja No, Ottomans helped against Portugal in the Battle of Three Kings. Saadi Dynasty was relatively friendly to Spain after the battle because Spain was a counterweight to the Ottomans. Ottomans only helped Morocco to try to control it, which it failed because the Saadi dynasty stopped them.
Can you guys do one, on Queen Elizabeth’s counter attack next, with the English Armada which also failed miserably.
Yes please
23:50
Telling the Pope to shove off is an excellent way to describe 16th century English foreign policy.
I think you meant to say: "Spain."
@@matthewgillies7509 Them too
This is by far your most detailed map to date and its beautiful, i excitedly anticipate more videos with this map style, as always prop to the animation team and narration team, and we cant forget the backround historians!
A series on the Anglo-Spanish wars? A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
a person of culture, I see
As an Englishman, I remember learning about the Spanish Armada in secondary school. The narrative told by my teacher was that England had superior tactics despite having a smaller fleet and Spain's forces doomed themselves by deciding to sail around Scotland, risking the storms
I'm glad this channel exists and we can learn a more in-depth version of these events instead of the oversimplified version taught in schools
One thing I learned from this is the following:
Spanish Admiral: "I got the best tactics ever!"
English Armada: "I got the best tactics ever!"
Mother Nature: "Both your tactics ain't shit when I'm around"
Fighting a naval battle back then must've been such a headache.
The Spanish Armada invasion was part of a large conflict between England and Spain from 1585 to 1604, which involved several maritime actions. These include the successful English attack on Cadiz in 1587, but also the disastrous counter-armada commanded by Drake in 1589. In any case, this invasion attempt was followed by two new and more powerful fleets in 1596 and 1597 (which in fact managed to land some troops). This highlights the strength and resource capacity of the Spanish crown and its possessions, contrary to the myth that the defeat of the first armada in 1588 marked the end of Spanish maritime dominance. In fact, the end of Spanish as the major sea power would occur later in the mid-17th century, due to the rise of the United Provinces fleet.
But the rise of the United provinces was direct result of Spain failure to subdue the Netherlands after the defeat of the armadas
The defeat of the Spanish crown in the United Provinces was more related to the fact that the conflict had a civil war context (catholics against calvinists/ protestants) therefore difficult to solve, but primaraly, to the huge logistics issue that was moving Spanish troops from Northern Italy to Flanders. Once France settled it's internal revolts in the XVII century, they focused on destroying this military route. And it wasn't until well in the mid-XIX century that navys such as the British could deploy enough troops to secure a territory@@mlml8018
Great work as always. A missing small detail would be to mention the different nations(puppets or otherwise) that contributed to the "Spanish" Armada.
The Portuguese f.e contributed with the Heaviest galleons and vessels,including Sidonia's flagship the "São Martinho" wich you called "San Martin".
But an excelent video regardless.
@@DiotimaMantinea-gc1uw No it wasn't, Medina Sidonia himself called "San Martín" to his flagship because, drumroll, he was Spanish
@@DiotimaMantinea-gc1uw Yeah, that's what my "no it wasn't" was aimed at
We never spoke nor wrote Castillian as a norm
Very Good Work, more on the sail age era is appreciated. I would suggest to have a video that talk about the ship themself, the era technologies, they different type and their purpose and the logistic aspec of a sailing fleet. I was surprise to learn how desease and supply shortage could have had happen that badly so close from their own motherlands.
Now a video of the English Contra Armada🥰
Could you make a video about the two failed British invasions of Buenos Aires (Aregntina in the 1800s)?? It relates to conflicts between Spanish and British empires, an it was one of the catalysts for argentinian independence. It would be great, love your videos
Así como uno de los pocos casos documentados de un asalto a un barco de guerra con caballeria.
This is a really good video. Since lots of people are asking for a video on the English Armada of 1589 (even though you said you will do just that), can I please ask for a video in turn on the English sacking of Cadiz in 1596, as that was no less an important battle in this war? Thanks again in any case.
I never knew that Groningen was a migratory city, it's a lot closer to Germany nowadays and Leeuwarden seems to have taken up its old spot 😄 On a more serious note: great video as usual!
FIrst thing I noticed as a Frisian. That's Leeuwarden!
Excellent video 📹
Thank you
Wait for part deux
Another amazing Kings & Generals video here we go!!!
Good stuff this... Really looking forward to the next one.. Cheers
How about a series on Spain and the reconquista
I believe they said that it will come down the line :)
@@bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359 Oh good, that sounds really interesting. I'll look forward to it.
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Wow. Very entertaining. It's crazy how winds play such a huge role in navy battles
Finally! Was wondering when you were gonna do the Spanish Armada!
Short answer: Drake.
Long answer: Drake, and the weather.
And the death of Álvaro de Bazán too.
Thank you for the amazing videos ❤
YES, 4k!!!! Thanks!
Just in time for my assignment and my god it's a banger
Invading England was originally the idea of Spanish general Don Juan (who was the hero of Lepanto). But Philip II wanted to focus on the war in the Netherlands. It took years for Philip II to finally support the idea of sending an armada to England.
Exceptional Video!
Great video!
Love the art style. Keep up this good work
Thank you for the video
You guys are so amazing for all your productions. Thank you so much. Unemployed at the moment but will donate with my first new paycheck.
I like your content, and the music your playing in the background, from blue turtle? I listen to it on my walk to work in the morning, I’ve seen it pop up in other historical videos, good work
Thanks for another awesome video! ☠⚓🔥🏴☠⚔
Love your video. Thanks
Great work..... Love it
I love your channel keep up the great stuff
13:00 "I will make him spend the best blood in his belly." What a quote!
I live in Plymouth and Sir Francis Drake is something of a local hero hero. Lots of places named after him. You can still go to the ground where he played Boules.
Slaver
Thanks!
After the repelling the Spanish Armada, things didn't exactly look up for the English. Because throughout the 1590s, England suffered many critical problems that crippled its society and burdened its people. These included severe economic depression, poor harvests and high prices. The countryside was especially badly affected by these problems, and the draining costs of conflicts with Spain, France and Ireland severely affected the economy and pushed for higher taxes, which in turn made Elizabeth very unpopular.
outstanding animation great stuff
Great video
10:20 Only ONE shot per hour??? jfc, these people must have had the patience of a saint.
I just love your videos
Could you perhaps make a series about the 80 years war between the spanish and the dutch which is briefly mentioned in this video. This period has pretty big consequences like the dutch eventually beating the spanish, the forming of the Dutch east India company. Which in turn eventually led to the 3 anglo dutch wars.
Something to do with the Dutch revolt, their maritime empire or the fourdays naval battle could be interesting to cover :)
It got a bit windy. That’s how England was saved
Same thing saved the Japanese from the Mongols, we all know "Praise the Sun" but perhaps we should also "Praise the Wind"
@@Darkhorse1291Actually the Mongols were already on their way out and suffered major defeats at the hands of the Japanese by the time the storm hit the Mongol Fleet .
@@lionandwolfboy8714Incorrect 👍
@@BrenticusMaximus1It is correct by the time the storm at hit the Mongol Fleet , The Japanese had killed a Mongol Commander in the first Mongol invasion of Japan which had caused a retreat from the Island before any storm happened.
During the second Mongol invasion , the Mongols were already repelled by the Samurais from the Island of Shika after losing the Battle of Koan which forced a complete withdrawal from the Island of Hirado and the Samurais fought the Mongols to a stalemate in Hakata before once again losing their fleet to a Typhoon.
Learn real history instead of learning history from weebs .
This is the best video I've ever seen 👉👈
Sorry for out of topics but I recently replay kingdom come and I don't remember you guys have done anything relate to these events ( maybe I missed it). I would love to see video about this setting, abduction of Wenceslas, .... Thank you
Techincally Elizabeth didn't knight Drake herself. She had a French noble do it. It was a diplomatic thing where she wasn't flipping off Spain but also rewarding Drake.
Drake may have well said they had time to finish the game since they had to wait for the tide to turn (Or something like that basically they had time to kill) before they went out. And Drake is just that sort of person and knows the moral bonus of the men hearing that he said that.
Not all of the men stranded on Ireland died. Some managed to hide with the Irish who didn't like the English and were willing to hide them. Most died.
fun fact: the winds that ultimately 'defeated' the spanish, mainly those during that attempted circumnavigation of the British isles, were called the 'Protestant winds', because the English thought god was on their side, the side of the protestants.
But in 1589, Spain destroyed Drake's invincible English fleet, sinking 80 ships. Elisabeth was so angry that she condemned Drake to be a lighthouse keeper. So the winds were no longer Protestant. The winds are not very loyal.
You are absolutely right! Unfortunately for us, the historic sources didn’t bother with it. They only mentioned it if the winds (=God) was/seemed favourable to them and not the other side. 😁 But you’re certainly right.
When (Protestant) William III sailed from the United Provinces during the Glorious in 1688 and overtrew James II (who was Catholic) they called it Protestant winds as well, that God favoured Protestants over Catholics (100 years after the Spanish Armada and the initial “Protestant Wind”, how conveniant😂)
@@alecjansen2287 CATHOLIC WINDS!
The winds that destroyed the combined fleet of England and Holland in Cádiz 1625! (62 ships sunk). The same year Spain destroyed a Dutch fleet in Brazil. The same year Spain defeats the armies of England, Holland and Denmark, in Breda, Holland. That same year, Spain defeated the Dutch in Puerto Rico. That same year, Spain occupied Genoa, defeating France with one fleet. That same year the Dutch are defeated by the Portuguese (who are from the Spanish empire) in Ghana, Africa.🙃✌
“Protestant Winds” is just what it was called by the English when describing these two events I mentioned. At that time they didn’t take into account the protestant defeats by Catholics. They were kind self-centered and tried to praise their own Protestant wins. That was quite hypocrite of them don’t you think? All of those things you mentioned are absolutely true😁 but they weren’t taken into account by english contemporaries when describing their glorious Protestant Winds (losing can’t be part of the story they want to tell, you see😉, but that applied to every contemporary historian of that time) But that does not take away any credit of those wins you speak of, nor do I try to😁 (But the Dutch also won on sea against the Spanish so…🤷🏼)
My comments were of a pure informative nature about the subject of the video (from what I was taught), not to deny any other thing, such as the things you mentioned 😊
very good video
Great video could we have one about the spanish inquisition next. I think there are many prejudices about it and the mediveal church in general.
Despite prejudices, not all of it is made up. Inquisition was even in Mexico and the New World (the Mexican Inquisition).
"MAKE ENGLAND CATHOLIC AGAIN!!!!" - KING FELIPE II
MECA... catchy acronym!
4:02 I hate to be nitpicking the flag behind António was not the Portuguese flag at the time, that flag was only adopted in 1830.
Sorry, I meant 1834, it was the standard of Maria II of Portugal and when her liberal faction defeated the absolutist faction of Miguel I in the Liberal wars in 1834 it became the national flag.
Thank you for this information, however what was the portuguese flag at the time then ? I looked and couldn’t find
@@thomascatty379 at this point the general appearance of the Portuguese flag was the royal coat of arms of Portugal on a white field. During the years there where many variations in the shape of the crown and the shield of the coat of arms but that was the general appearance. The blue part was only added to the Portuguese flag when Maria II came to the throne as the previous design was associated with absolute monarchy and Portugal in the 1830s became a constitutional monarchy. When the Portuguese republic was proclaimed in 1910, the coat of arms lost its crown, an armillary sphere was added to it and the main colours of the flag became red and green (this flag is still the one currently used in Portugal).
@@masterplokoon8803 ok very interesting, so before Maria II of Portugal, before 1834, it was white with the royal coat of arms of Portugal. Appreciate your informations, much love from France
We already got valuable info about Byzantineand English Navy from your movies. Now I look forward to lines on battles between Ottoman and European fleets, for ex Zonchio
more and more on the way :-)
I mean, all things considered, Medina Sidonia did not do that bad of a job.
Agreed! Medina-Sidonia was selfless and courageous, frequently sending his flagship into the thick of battle to rescue other vessels. Given the same royal orders, resources, weather, English opposition, and indifference of the Duke of Parma, it's difficult to see how anybody else could have done better.
Thanks for this video, there was another massive spanish Shipwreck during an invasion of Charles V on Algiers in 1541, would be good to cover the spanish barbary wars and the barbarossas
It's amazing how much small things like the health of single persons and the weather influenced our history.
There are parts of my home islands - The Western Isles in Scotland - where the people have dark hair, eyes and skin (very unlike the rest of us). Local legend has it that two Spanish ships wrecked and the surviving sailors integrated.
Isn’t that one of the theories about the so called black Irish as well, people from Ireland with dark hair and complexion
Spanish Armada but more than half was Portuguese 😂, great video as always.
Not true
@@5thMilitia According to records of the era 90% percent of the manpower was spanish and only 10% Portuguese but basically all the warships were Portuguese Ships that were taken by Spain after "uniting the crowns".
did your team make a video on the golden age of the kingdom of Georgia? if so is it still up i am curious?
Can someone please send me the battle music from Kings and generals? It’s so good.
Wonderful video.
I look forward to the video on the Counter Armada
Can we all appreciate the fact that Kings&Generals never disappointed us with his content. 🤚🤚🤚
My dear KingsandGenerals team, I do believe the city marked as 'Brussels' is supposed to be marked 'Antwerp'. Brussels lies more inland and is not next to the river Scheldt.
Just one thing. Towards the middle of the video, K and G claims that cannons would fire only once per hour. This seems weird and overexagerated, anyone of my opinion?
Keep up the great work guys.
Never knew the Spanish could only get off one shot per hour. As always, great video.
10:08 English were "better" and could shot 3 to 4 shots per HOUR :D I think it definitely should be a minute
Surely this spread very soon, because in 1589, Spain destroyed Drake's invincible fleet, sinking 80 ships.
Would love to see some 80 years war content
What type of programs does @KingsandGenerals use to create these videos?
After Effects
What is the name of the background music from 2:11?
"Henry told the pope to shove off so he could dump his wife" made me burst out laughing
Not sure, but I saw a "Fun Fact" picture on Pinterest about how "Had the Spanish Armada not been destroyed, The world would've been under Spanish Rule" or something like that. As someone who was from an Historical Spanish colonial territory, it's quite interesting.
Well, 90% of the Commonwealth is poorer than Hispanic America (including countries in the Latin American area). We can ask India, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Botswana, Jamaica, Belice, Guyana... The Spanish empire in Europe lasted longer than the British in the USA and Australia. The Spanish language has 480 million native speakers. Second language after Chinese. 800 million Catholics thanks to Spain (200 million in Europe and 100 million in Asia. Spanish and Portuguese are equal languages in 89% of the words. Native English: 380 million. Anglicans: 120 million.
The rest of the world speaks English when doing tourism or commenting on the internet, 5 minutes. It is not clear that the world is more in Anglo-Saxon hands than in Spanish or Iberian hands.
It was a mayor defeat, but the Spanish Armada wasn't destroyed. It had 197 ships and more than a half of them returned home. That's why the English Counter-Armada was created, as those remaining ships were still a formidable force. England did handle propaganda very well after the events, so great that it became a founding stone for the British Empire.
Can you do one on the conquest of the Aztecs and one on Simon Bolivar's secession from Spain?
He had videos about Cortés.
Since every other comment here seems to bring up the failed English Armada of 1589 and asking if they're going to make a video of it (Despite the fact they say at the end of the video they will), I think it's worth pointing out that contrary to some claims that the subject is avoided in England, every English historian of the war, like R. B. Wernham and Geoffrey Parker has mentioned it in their books and acknowledge it to be a complete failure. If it hasn't had the same level of prominence, there's a reason for this, the Spanish Armada of 1588 posed an existential threat to Elizabeth I and England, its goal was to conquer England, overthrow her and place a pro-Spanish monarch (most likely Philip II's daughter) on the English throne.
By contrast, the three goals of the English Armada of 1589 were to destroy the remains of the Spanish Armada, capture the Azores to use as a base for raiding Spanish shipping and land in Portugal with the pretender to Portugal's throne, Don Antonio, in the hopes of inspiring a Portuguese nationalist rising.
Invading Spain and overthrowing Philip II was not one of the goals, indeed at no point in the Anglo-Spanish War did the English ever attempt it. Even if the most ambitious of the English goals had been accomplished and Don Antonio had become King of an independent Portugal, Philip II would have still been King of Spain and all his pre-1580 empire. To be sure, losing Portugal and its empire would have been a considerable setback for Philip II, but it isn't really comparable with what Elizabeth I would have faced had the Spanish Armada of 1588 been successful, with England conquered, and she would have almost certainly suffered the same fate as her mother.
(I mentioned this before, but it can be hard to find.)
I love it 😀
The true MVP was the British weather
The map at 16:51 shows Calias instead of Calais. Keep the great videos!
3 or 4 shots per hour. Insane.
Hindsight thinking here. I wonder what the outcome would have been if the Spanish fleet had decided to break the English fleet and anchor in Flanders rather than returning to Spain? Would they have been successful? Would they have preserved more of the fleet? Would there have been an Spanish invasion of England? Who knows?
"He blew with His winds, and they were scattered."
Watching this I am reminded of the statistic (unsure if this is true) that the First World War was the first conflict in history where the losses from combat wounds exceeded those wrought by disease.
Not sure that accurately applies overall since the "Spanish Flu" caused tremendous casualties as well. Even if a soldier died from combat, his performance may have been hindered by illness.
The Spanish flu was limited to the last months of the war however
Nobody remembers the counter armada from the English that ended the same way as the Spanish armada
Do a video about the anglo dutch wars
1 shot or 3-4 shots per hour? I seem to recall it being something like 1.5 mins for a well trained crew. Your data there is waaaaaay off
I have watheced a n;umber of videos about the Spanish Armada, some of them lectures by eminent authorities, but this is the best account of the actual action.
Do a series on WW2 in Europe
Byzantin Navy, know the Spanish Armada. Are we looking to a knew chapter of seawarfare of Kings & Generals? 🤠 Maybe an episode on the evolution of naval warafare and piracy trough time and cultures...
"Now take Sir Francis Drake,
The Spanish all dispised him
But to the British he's a hero
And they idolize him
It's how you look at buccaneers
That makes them bad or good
And i see us as members of
A noble brotherhood!"
Question...1 shot per hour? That seems...impossibly slow. Reloads gotta be faster than that right?
Ese Felipillo era un loquillo
Artillery, 3 - 4 shots an hour and 1 shot an hour for the Spanish ... I'm totally amazed they took so long to fire!! 10.05 I guess you better have a lot of guns!
It must have been excruciating frustrating for the sailors not to be able to get along side and attack. One hour though... that's crazy.
How would they have recovered the ships anchors from the sea bed? 18:00 I can only image they'd have to randomly dragged grappling hooks... seems like an impossible task. especially with enemy ships around.
But Spain only lost 6-7 ships in battle with the English in 1588. The rest was due to storms. In 1589, Spain defeats Drake's invincible English fleet, sinking 80 ships, and the entire 17th century is full of Spanish naval victories against all powers. I'm talking about England, France, the Netherlands, Turks, Venecia, Germany... I think the author of the video is trying to transfer an idea from the 18th or 19th century, Trafalgar, to the 16th century. Or maybe Spain had worse cannons in 1588, but not in 1589. But if one fleet fires 4 times more than another, it would have to have sunk 80 or 100 ships. That does not happen in 1588 and 1589. Spain sent three more massive invasion fleets in 1596, 1597 and 1718. All three stopped again by storms.
WoW those Spanish failed to roll there T-Shirt save and in the end just sunk.
1588. Spain invades Germany. That's why the German and southern Palatinate is Catholic.
1589. Spain destroys Drake's invincible English fleet, sinking 80 ships. Elisabeth is so angry that she condemns Drake to be a lighthouse keeper.
1590. Spain invades Paris, forcing France to become Catholic.