I have a question: if the British Admiralty could have built a run of the Malta-class carriers, what could the Admiralty (if they even would) reasonably give up in order to build the Maltas?
@@marvintpandroid2213 Our chief weapon is surprise!... Surprise and fear, fear and surprise... Our two weapons are fear and surprise and ruthless efficiency! Our three weapons are fear, and surprise, and ruthless efficiency... and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope. Our four... no... Amongst our weapons, Amongst our weaponry are such elements as fear, surpr... I'll come in again.
"Almost everyone in the entirety of Europe know what the Spanish plan were" They won't expect the Spanish Inquisition, but they totally expect the Spanish Armada
@@mikearmstrong8483So much American foreign policy ends with "...and what could *possibly* go wrong?" Promptly followed by a comedic jump cut to 10-20 years later when absolutely everything has gone wrong
“Color printer ink” The information you and your guests provide is wonderful. And the bits of humor you toss in is really the icing on the cake. Thanks from the land of BB-55.
A modern tanker can take about 3 million barrels. Setting a barrel at 160 liter and using a price I found of 30€/l for color printer ink in refills, that would come up to 14 billion euros.
@@TomFynn close enough.. a "barrel" of oil represents 42 US gallons.. or 158.9 Liters.. and in the USA at least, printer ink runs $12,000 per gallon on average.. meaning that said oil tanker load would be worth about 36 billion in the USA. or roughly 32.8 billion Euros.
The steady reveal of the names of ships that would be first in their storied lines was rather stirring. Dreadnought! Ark Royal! Revenge! Victory! Legends not yet made. It's downright mythic.
I was gonna say the same thing, he seemed very good at logistics. To his credit, knowing his faults, finding the best sailor to be second in command was the exact thing to do I think. But he should have stuck with his original plan and not knuckled under peer pressure.
The problem was that the plan was not very well thought out regarding some minor details, like the method of embarking the army once Flanders was reached without an adecquate sea port.
@@JamesThomas-gg6il It's easy to say he shouldn't have buckled under peer pressure. Thing is, we're talking about monarchy. When you're weeks away from your king, you can get away with being obstinate. But when your King is a week away, ignoring him is much harder. To disobay direct command of the crown is treason in this time period. Seems to me he was already pushing it. Any more and he risked the executioner.
As far as I know, the attack in Cadiz had strong repercussions on the long-term supply quality: beyond destroying existing supplies, it also destroyed good-quality water/supply barrels, forcing the Spanish to build new barrels, with younger wood, therefore of lesser quality and more prone to lead to supplies perishing (even while still in port in 1588 as said by Drachnifel). So as with the ships, and contrary to the supplies themselves, the barrels couldn't be entirely replaced.
Hey Drach, I met you on Battleship North Carolina (I gave you the photo album of my Grand Dads time on a sub tender in WW2). I just wanted to let you know I have watched your videos for a number of years and your ability to tell these stories has absolutely reached its new highest level with this video. I was never really that interested in the age of sail history I’m more about steam and steel. But this recounting had me glued to my screen. Thank you and Excellent work!
My school is over 500 years old and the school houses are, Hawkins, Drake, Howard, Frobisher, Grenville and Raleigh and in the great hall where we ate lunch, they have huge stained glass windows along the side of the hall with each of them doing famous things they did, so Drake is bowling etc. And then at end is a central stained glass window of Elizabeth 1st and her court, it's very impressive and looks quite like the dinning hall in Harry potter. We also had different ties for each house, with different coloured stripes gold and red for Hawkins, Drakes was green and red etc. You wore those when you were in Junior school and high school and didn't wear them when you were in 6th form though.
My school is over 60 years old and the dimly lit great hall is where the less studious people go to make out with each other. It is most nearly represented by the food fight scene in "Animal House".
Did you go to school in Plymouth, by any chance? I went to Devonport and our houses were "Drake, Grenville, Gilbert and Raleigh", but we didn't dine in a massive hall.
His actions as Commander of the Armada hid the identity of Medina-Sidona, here unmasked as the bane of naval junior officers for centuries to come, the inventor of the pre-printed form. "The Navy floats on a sea of paper"
It's interesting to see the difficulty with which the Armada sailed from Spain into the Channel. I think we forget in the modern age how dependent on nature sailing ships were. It was time consuming and difficult to get a ship out of port and off on a voyage if the winds and weather were contrary.
That was the main thing & difference in what made someone a good sailor/ captain in them days & was the skill that defined a great sailor from the rest being able to read the weather & staying 1 step ahead of the enemy hence the outcome of the Spanish armada etc
Ah, the Duke of Medina-Sidonia, fantastic organizer and possessed of the most bruised countenance in naval history, on account of smacking his head against the wall in frustration over having to satisfy Phillip II.
Drach, your stab at "color printer ink" made me laugh. The printers themselves are loss leaders for most makers; their profits are realised via ink cartridge sales. The ink--by volume--costs more than human blood. Makers are now inserting RFIDs into the cartridges, making it impossible to simply refill them with aftermarket ink as we did in years past. It's a scam of epic proportion.
Something I found out a few years ago is that printer companies like HP also region lock their printers, so if you move, then you have to get a new printer to use any of the local cartridges.
Years ago I was with some friends in London and we were at the Golden Hinde pub, next to the Golden Hind replica. I was amazed at how tiny the ship was! And this was a warship? Incredible!
"spinal nova cannon" is about the best description of a ship mounted colossal bombard i can think of. id have reworked the fore castle to make it a bowchaser personally
I swear a Drachinifel video is like crack. You get a little hit of his style, the history, and his dry humor, and you spend the rest of the night watching his videos, again, finally ending on your favorite. For me, it’s the “Voyage of the Damned”. Now I anxiously await Part II of this series. Thank you for enlightening us!
For me one of the best videos on the channel yet - I love this part of history. Also, I've never realized how much proud heritage of the Royal Navy came from this event.
Destruction of the Spanish Armada resulted in 20,000 dead, Second Pacific Squadron resulted in 5000 dead. If only the Armada had had a Kamchatka for comedic relief.
As someone who enjoys your content so much, i find this video "special" i don't really know how to say it, but, the way you sounded off on the names of the RN ships, it gave me goosebumps? Idk, but it was special, you could hear the change in your voice. Bravo Zulu, and well done.
How very timely. Last week we were on our honeymoon, and in Pompey looking at the new Armada map display in the RN historic dockyards. Now I have three videos on this subject to enjoy.
Fabulous stuff Drach - I never knew that Ark Royal was originally Ark Raliegh... The list of participants was stunning - it may well have been Nelson or Jellicoe leading those vessels at Trafalgar or Jutland. Sadly, no Warspite though...
@@DrachinifelGiven the vagaries of predictive text I’m pretty sure it’s only a matter of time before we have another Warspight. Or maybe a Warspict or a Werepict. I still can’t deal with the number of people online who can’t understand the difference between “lose” & “loose.” Still not as bad as people who don’t grok the difference between “rouge” & “rogue.” Have you ever seen a Star Wars movie called “Rouge One?” I haven’t.
Drach, you have outdone yourself. A lot of videos exist on the Armada but you have added layers of information and interest beyond all others. Can’t wait for next part II. Thank you. Been a long time enthusiastic subscriber and Patreon supporter.
I remember being told at school that Drake's beard singing destroyed barrels that couldn't be replaced in time due to the length of time that the oak needs to dry. This left the Armada with "green" wood barrels that spoilt their supplies quicker. No idea if that is actually true or not.
It is actually true. Barrels made for long term food and water storage required specially shaped and seasoned wood. Drake's men torched most of the furnished barrels, forcing replacements of wood that wasn't up to specs. It doesn't sound like much, but sailors and soldiers who don't get to eat good food and drink good water aren't going to give their best. Part 2 will probably detail the effects of privation.
I forgot to add it, but if you meet a man named "Cooper" in the USA or British Isles you'll know that his ancestors made barrels. A "cooper" is the name of that occupation. These days though barrels are plastic and made in a factory.
Hey Drach I adore your videos so much, always fun to watch! I really wanted to ask ypu if you could someday do a video on the Terrible Twins, two Dutch Gunboats of WW2, they are my favorite warships despite them being fairly unkown, besides that they were some of the only Dutch warships that survived all of ww2. Thanks for the great video again! Can't wait for the next one Edit: right I forgot to actually give the ships names, Flores-Klasse. Hr. Ms. (HNLMS) Flores & Hr. Ms (HNLMS) Soemba
This video is absolutely riveting. I can't wait for the next chapter! Yes, I am aware that I could just look up the history, but as always I am largely here, because of the quality of your presentation.
What is even more amazing is that they blew the lot in a few generations. One of the key reasons why there was no peace in the netherlands (as was) was the "Spanish fury", where unpaid Spanish troops sacked Antwerp, which gave the rebels the metaphorical ammuntion to keep the revolt going (and in terms of actual ammunition... who got paid to ship spanish arms to the netherlands?... the dutch, who spent the money on arms to fight the Spanish...)
Great Video, i have to say i like the ones with just you better than with a guest. Not because i dislike guests, but i am often listenting to it in the background and when the guest has a 3$ microphone it really takes my out. Not to discount their experiences but thats why i like videos with just you more
The death of Álvaro de Bazán y Guzmán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz in 02/1588 was really a game-changer. The english wikipedia says that the health of Santa Cruz suffered under the accusations by the king for the chaos & desaster in 1587. To give the followers of Drach an impression for warfare at sea in this era, Santa Cruz defeated a French-Portuguese fleet at the Battle of Ponta Delgada (Azores) in 1582. This sea-battle was the first one in history which was led only by artillery far away from home-waters in the Atlantic. For the English another fact was important. They standardised the gun calibre, which allowed more rapid firing of broadsides. And they abondoned the breech-loaders which were used on the Mary Rose.
NoooooOoo that cliffhanger. Brilliant video as ever (I didn't realise how ad hoc the Royal Navy was then). I did, however, understand that nova cannon reference :D
Thanks. This was excellent. Like much that is Historical, when you get down into the wee details of things it is amazingly complex, convoluted and confused. And with the major acts of History, as with the average human being, we tend to blunder through our existence doing what seems to be a good idea at the time. Then - with 20/20 Hindsight - sit in judgment of those that came before us. .
Fascinated about the topic since I read the comics of Bob de Moor (Cori, de Scheepsjongen) about a dutch sailor in this times. 2 of the 5 comics were about the Armada. The details in this drawings are absolutly amazing. I highly recommend everyone to have a look at those. Learned more about history and characters using their brain in franco-belgian comics in their few decades of existance, than centuries of glorfied US superpower comics on paper and screen will ever be able to.
A splendid retelling of this famous story, thank you. A few minor points one might discus over a beer; 'The' Golden Hind was as far as I know after her famous circumnavigation laid up for posterity in a dock beside the river Thames, London, by order of Queen Elizabeth I, so not available to fight The Armada; as is the superb replica Golden Hinde, now 50 years old and open to the public. I've been researching the original ship recently for 3 new paintings and it seems she was a bit small for fighting the Armada, about 80 feet between uprights, custom built for Drake most likely at Coxside, Plymouth. You say The Lizard Point isn't the most southerly point (land) of England? Waiting for the Armada, did Drake cooly say when the news of a sighting arrived "we have time to finish the game (of bowls on Plymouth Hoe) and still beat the Spaniards"? Having checked a few things out including the tide that day with the help of staff of Plymouth University's Planetarium and the weather as reported in various original documents and kept an engineless yacht on the Cattewater where Elizabeth's fleet were moored, I think he very likely did say that and I can cite a strong case to support this claim. Cadiz, I visited Cadiz in 1996 and was generously hosted by the University and given access to the naval base archives. At that time I was based at Plymouth so inevitably the subject of Drake came up. I was there to research the Spanish perspective of Trafalgar as a part of my role as 'Official Artist' to HMS Victory. I was given the impression Drake was not a popular name in Cadiz. I was told that to quieten misbehaving children Cadiz mothers would still say 'hush or Drake will return' - now that is a reputation !
Interestingly on a later Cadiz raid (much less succesful) was Thomas Bodley, who half-inched the bishop of Cadiz's library. Which is now one of the cornerstones of the Bodleian library in Oxford...
This was great, Drach. I'd only heard of the Spanish Armada as an episode in the histories of other things. This is the first time I heard the full story in detail and especially how English privateers in the Caribbean had contributed to the proceedings. This was really a super duper thing the Spanish had put a lot of time and treasure into.
Your use of a screenshot from Elizabeth: The Golden Age for the beginning reminds me: although Tolkien was a devout Catholic, he was also an English patriot. So I've recently started to wonder whether his description of the great fleet that Ar-Pharazon leads to assault Valinor is a backhanded jibe not only at the Royal Navy as a tool of British imperialism, but also of the classic English perception of the Spanish Armada.
Neither Henry nor Elizabeth had much patience with religious extremists of any kind. Liz had little love for Catholics but she also tended to en wary of the more zealous Protestants-Most of them ended up getting shipped off to America. Nationalizing Christianity was the Tudor’s way of quietly cutting its nuts off.
Your timing was terrific. I just finished Fernand Braudel's book "The Mediterranean in the Time of Phillip II". He did not cover naval architecture, he's an economic historian. Your piece was excellent not just for the ship types but also the narrative of events. I'll add one thing Braudel said. Britain had started serious encroachment on Mediterranean trade in the 1570's. Another thing to get on Phillip's nerves.
The Spanish Armada set sail confidently in expectation of a miracle. Or to somewhat quote Captain Kirk "They had England exactly where it wanted them."
There are 3 Royal Navy battles that illustrate the fortunes of Empire - Spanish Armada, Trafalgar and Jutland. Revenge, as far I can determine, is the only one present in all three battles; fitting since Revenge was Drake’s command. Drake V Nelson - discuss.
This is an amazing story from history, especially where monarchs are involved because they actually appointed leaders that were experts in their role, and those leaders were intelligent enough to take council
Oneof your great ones, Drach. Absolutely fascinating. But please, please have mercy on your loyal subjects and bring on Part 2 quickly. Some of us are still going through withdrawal for the end of the Nelson biography.
I had not known the derivation of the name Ark Royal. I also didn't know a fair bit else, but my childhood history lessons seem to be holding up for a lot of it!
Funfact: this fleet is still mostly called in Spanish and Latin American literature as the “Armada Invencible” or “Invincible Armada”. With all the sarcastic wit it entails.
Mentira compi, se le llamaba la "Armada" y ya, lo de invencible se lo agregaron los ingleses para burlarse en la propaganda, en España se le llamaba "La Grande y Felicísima Armada"
You will to say English i suposse you are and you are the kings of history manipulation and exagerating triumphs and deying defeats that the name was given to him by a English nobleman named William Cecil (1520-1598) Secretary of State and we did not put him in the Spaniards here; the majority say the " Felicisima Gran Armada" and these things are already true; do you do not give them at school ; or the terrible defeat of Drake in Spain in English Counter-Armada in 1589 agaisnt Spain comparable to Spanish Armada; by the way the Drake's lineage wen over to the Spanish side and paid homage to the Spanish King in 18 century in Cuba and now their descendents live in Spain and.disown G.Britain ironies of history.
Wonderful account of the move and counter-move leading up to the clash of titans. While I've read books about the Armada, I learned new details here that I don't recall from printed sources. I look forward to the next installment.
At 14'55" is a painting by Spanish painter Zurbaran depicting the Anglo Dutch defeat and disaster of 1625 in Cadiz. El año milagroso de la monarquia hispanica.
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Did anyone expect the Spanish Armada ?
I have a question: if the British Admiralty could have built a run of the Malta-class carriers, what could the Admiralty (if they even would) reasonably give up in order to build the Maltas?
@@marvintpandroid2213 nobody expects the Spanish Armada!
@@Alex-cw3rz What was their number one weapon?
@@marvintpandroid2213 Our chief weapon is surprise!... Surprise and fear, fear and surprise... Our two weapons are fear and surprise and ruthless efficiency! Our three weapons are fear, and surprise, and ruthless efficiency... and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope. Our four... no... Amongst our weapons, Amongst our weaponry are such elements as fear, surpr... I'll come in again.
"Almost everyone in the entirety of Europe know what the Spanish plan were"
They won't expect the Spanish Inquisition, but they totally expect the Spanish Armada
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition.
"Nuestra principal arma es la sorpresa..."
"No, it bloody well ain't, mate."
They had a cunning plan
*Unexpected item in the bagging area*
Contrary to anything you may have heard; where and when the Spanish Inquisition operated, pretty well /everybody/ expected them all of the time.
The Spanish worked on the time-honored principle that the enemy cannot possibly guess what we are planning, if we have no idea what our plan is.
Reminds me of US foreign policy.
@@tonyromano6220damn that hurts. True though
@@tonyromano6220
The US knows EXACTLY how our foreign policy is supposed to work.
And then we fantasize that it will actually do so.
@@mikearmstrong8483So much American foreign policy ends with "...and what could *possibly* go wrong?"
Promptly followed by a comedic jump cut to 10-20 years later when absolutely everything has gone wrong
@@86pp73
That's ridiculous!
What makes you think it takes us that long to screw things up? We're Americans! We believe in rapid progress!
“Color printer ink”
The information you and your guests provide is wonderful. And the bits of humor you toss in is really the icing on the cake.
Thanks from the land of BB-55.
A modern tanker can take about 3 million barrels. Setting a barrel at 160 liter and using a price I found of 30€/l for color printer ink in refills, that would come up to 14 billion euros.
Time to get a laser printer.
Some printers that use cartridges cost over $50 for around only 20 to 30 mL!
@@TomFynn close enough.. a "barrel" of oil represents 42 US gallons.. or 158.9 Liters..
and in the USA at least, printer ink runs $12,000 per gallon on average.. meaning that said oil tanker load would be worth about 36 billion in the USA. or roughly 32.8 billion Euros.
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The steady reveal of the names of ships that would be first in their storied lines was rather stirring. Dreadnought! Ark Royal! Revenge! Victory! Legends not yet made. It's downright mythic.
the irony is really there that a ground breaking ship back then was dreadnought
Followed by several Minions, Spark, Spy and more such glorious names.
@@HereticalKitsune”here’s my glorious ship, the wankstain!”
Truly magical how many dynastic Royal Navy ship names started here.
I have no idea how, but I could have sworn that I heard "Rule, Britannia" pick up in the background at that point.
Sounds like Medina Sedonia was brilliant. The man understood his own strengths, weaknesses, logistics and communications. Like, wow.
He really was. Read a bio of him years ago. Very impressive individual.
I was gonna say the same thing, he seemed very good at logistics. To his credit, knowing his faults, finding the best sailor to be second in command was the exact thing to do I think. But he should have stuck with his original plan and not knuckled under peer pressure.
The problem was that the plan was not very well thought out regarding some minor details, like the method of embarking the army once Flanders was reached without an adecquate sea port.
@@JamesThomas-gg6il It's easy to say he shouldn't have buckled under peer pressure. Thing is, we're talking about monarchy. When you're weeks away from your king, you can get away with being obstinate. But when your King is a week away, ignoring him is much harder. To disobay direct command of the crown is treason in this time period. Seems to me he was already pushing it. Any more and he risked the executioner.
A superb staff officer. Imagine him supporting an admiral who knew their stuff (i.e. Santa Cruz)...
As far as I know, the attack in Cadiz had strong repercussions on the long-term supply quality: beyond destroying existing supplies, it also destroyed good-quality water/supply barrels, forcing the Spanish to build new barrels, with younger wood, therefore of lesser quality and more prone to lead to supplies perishing (even while still in port in 1588 as said by Drachnifel). So as with the ships, and contrary to the supplies themselves, the barrels couldn't be entirely replaced.
Great point - all war is logistics
Hey Drach, I met you on Battleship North Carolina (I gave you the photo album of my Grand Dads time on a sub tender in WW2). I just wanted to let you know I have watched your videos for a number of years and your ability to tell these stories has absolutely reached its new highest level with this video. I was never really that interested in the age of sail history I’m more about steam and steel. But this recounting had me glued to my screen. Thank you and Excellent work!
Much the same applies to me, but I saw him on HMAS Castlemaine.
Drach's video on the American sailing navy convinced me to pick up a few history books myself to read more into the age of sail vessels!
I have the worst case of cliffhanger. This was a great listen. Thank you, good sir!
Spoiler alert: The Limeys won.
yes it was. I learned all sorts of things I did not know about the political and logistical situations.
@@rogersmith7396Spoiler alert, we're listening to this in English.
Loved the subtle jab at the cost of printer ink.
I missed it entirely, my brain went instantly to money printing. Of course these days, we skip even the ink.
Runner: Sir, the beacons are lit! Gondor calls for aid!
Queen: What? Who?
Messenger: I mean,the Spanish are coming!
CONJECTURE!!!
My school is over 500 years old and the school houses are, Hawkins, Drake, Howard, Frobisher, Grenville and Raleigh and in the great hall where we ate lunch, they have huge stained glass windows along the side of the hall with each of them doing famous things they did, so Drake is bowling etc. And then at end is a central stained glass window of Elizabeth 1st and her court, it's very impressive and looks quite like the dinning hall in Harry potter. We also had different ties for each house, with different coloured stripes gold and red for Hawkins, Drakes was green and red etc. You wore those when you were in Junior school and high school and didn't wear them when you were in 6th form though.
My school is over 60 years old and the dimly lit great hall is where the less studious people go to make out with each other. It is most nearly represented by the food fight scene in "Animal House".
Did you go to school in Plymouth, by any chance? I went to Devonport and our houses were "Drake, Grenville, Gilbert and Raleigh", but we didn't dine in a massive hall.
You are making us Americans envious!
@@zamnodorszk7898 no it's in the North of England
@@Alex-cw3rz Ahh okay. We just had similarly naval-themed schools!
His actions as Commander of the Armada hid the identity of Medina-Sidona, here unmasked as the bane of naval junior officers for centuries to come, the inventor of the pre-printed form. "The Navy floats on a sea of paper"
40:25
Royal Navy: HALP PLS SEND SHIPS
Private interests: OK how many
Royal Navy: ALL OF THEM
Private interests: wait, srsly
Royal Navy: YES
And a few hundred years later the British Navy sent the same message, and Dunkirk also passed into legend.
Royal Navy: ANYTHING THAT CAN FLOAT HAS TO GO TO BATTLE
It's interesting to see the difficulty with which the Armada sailed from Spain into the Channel. I think we forget in the modern age how dependent on nature sailing ships were. It was time consuming and difficult to get a ship out of port and off on a voyage if the winds and weather were contrary.
We also tend to underestimate the difficultlies and delays of communication.
That was the main thing & difference in what made someone a good sailor/ captain in them days & was the skill that defined a great sailor from the rest being able to read the weather & staying 1 step ahead of the enemy hence the outcome of the Spanish armada etc
@@moodogco and then there's the outcome of the english armada which similar
@user-dg9pu4pe9d to be fair Medina seems to have underestimated this problem as well. Somehow
Ah, the Duke of Medina-Sidonia, fantastic organizer and possessed of the most bruised countenance in naval history, on account of smacking his head against the wall in frustration over having to satisfy Phillip II.
Drach, your stab at "color printer ink" made me laugh. The printers themselves are loss leaders for most makers; their profits are realised via ink cartridge sales. The ink--by volume--costs more than human blood. Makers are now inserting RFIDs into the cartridges, making it impossible to simply refill them with aftermarket ink as we did in years past. It's a scam of epic proportion.
Something I found out a few years ago is that printer companies like HP also region lock their printers, so if you move, then you have to get a new printer to use any of the local cartridges.
Years ago I was with some friends in London and we were at the Golden Hinde pub, next to the Golden Hind replica. I was amazed at how tiny the ship was! And this was a warship? Incredible!
"spinal nova cannon" is about the best description of a ship mounted colossal bombard i can think of. id have reworked the fore castle to make it a bowchaser personally
It's also a specific weapon in Warhammer 40,000 Battlefleet Gothic, but yes, it's DECIDEDLY evocative and descriptive!
@@AnimeSunglasses I'm a 40k fan too. Iron warrior player
They missed another trick too. “FIRE THE URSUS CLAWS!”
@@mrhammett7508 ah a man of culture I see.
Didn’t they have one of those in Space Battleship Yamato?
Great stuff Drach! I remember attending the beacon lighting in Laindon, Essex in 1988 for the 400th Anniversary of the Armada.
In Spain is celebrate the victory of Soain from England in Counter-Armada in 1.589
@@Lacteagalaxia ay Imperio Español como se te extraña, el UNICO imperio generador!
I swear a Drachinifel video is like crack. You get a little hit of his style, the history, and his dry humor, and you spend the rest of the night watching his videos, again, finally ending on your favorite. For me, it’s the “Voyage of the Damned”. Now I anxiously await Part II of this series. Thank you for enlightening us!
For me one of the best videos on the channel yet - I love this part of history. Also, I've never realized how much proud heritage of the Royal Navy came from this event.
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I'll remember to do this - great example.
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I never leave home without my emotional support algorithm
I concur
Not quite the Voyage of the Second Pacific Squadron but it did have it's moments.
"Do you see Torpedo Galleys??"
No binoculars were hurt in the making of this video.
Destruction of the Spanish Armada resulted in 20,000 dead, Second Pacific Squadron resulted in 5000 dead. If only the Armada had had a Kamchatka for comedic relief.
@@masterskrain2630Fireboats.
It would take great advances in maritime technology and incompetence before the Pacific Squadron could go to work.
I didn’t expect the Spanish Armada!
Everybody expected the Spanish Armada.
Really love this era drak,the ships are just so beautiful in my opinion,this first part 01 was wonderful to watch,looking forward to part 02.
As someone who enjoys your content so much, i find this video "special" i don't really know how to say it, but, the way you sounded off on the names of the RN ships, it gave me goosebumps? Idk, but it was special, you could hear the change in your voice. Bravo Zulu, and well done.
How very timely. Last week we were on our honeymoon, and in Pompey looking at the new Armada map display in the RN historic dockyards. Now I have three videos on this subject to enjoy.
"Baby, come back to bed"
"I can't, Drach just uploaded a new video"
Good cliffhanger. You put this complicated confrontation into perspective. Thanks.
'THE BEACONS OF LIZARD HAVE BEEN LIT! DRAKE CALLS FOR AID!'
'& Rohan will answer'
The beacons are lit.
What is that, Gondor calling for aide?
No, just the Armada arriving off England's coast.
Wonderfully detailed description of the preparations for the Spanish armada, looking forward to the next episode!👍👍👍
Fabulous stuff Drach - I never knew that Ark Royal was originally Ark Raliegh... The list of participants was stunning - it may well have been Nelson or Jellicoe leading those vessels at Trafalgar or Jutland. Sadly, no Warspite though...
Not yet, but the Royal galleon Warspight (intentional spelling) was only 8 years away. :)
Funny because the first USS Raleigh (1776) was named after Sir Walter Raleigh and had him as a (presumably wooden} figurehead.
@@sillypuppy5940 Not Andy Grifith?
@@sillypuppy5940I hope it was wooden. If not it's a little bit macabre
#GrandTheftCorpse
@@DrachinifelGiven the vagaries of predictive text I’m pretty sure it’s only a matter of time before we have another Warspight. Or maybe a Warspict or a Werepict.
I still can’t deal with the number of people online who can’t understand the difference between “lose” & “loose.” Still not as bad as people who don’t grok the difference between “rouge” & “rogue.”
Have you ever seen a Star Wars movie called “Rouge One?” I haven’t.
Drach, you have outdone yourself. A lot of videos exist on the Armada but you have added layers of information and interest beyond all others. Can’t wait for next part II. Thank you. Been a long time enthusiastic subscriber and Patreon supporter.
I seriously cannot wait for part two. Laid out like a two part Movie. Excellent work Drac.
Great job drach, can't wait for the follow ups. This is going to be great 👍
I remember being told at school that Drake's beard singing destroyed barrels that couldn't be replaced in time due to the length of time that the oak needs to dry. This left the Armada with "green" wood barrels that spoilt their supplies quicker. No idea if that is actually true or not.
I have read it too.
No.
@@normanbraslow7902 thanks for your input.
It is actually true. Barrels made for long term food and water storage required specially shaped and seasoned wood. Drake's men torched most of the furnished barrels, forcing replacements of wood that wasn't up to specs. It doesn't sound like much, but sailors and soldiers who don't get to eat good food and drink good water aren't going to give their best. Part 2 will probably detail the effects of privation.
I forgot to add it, but if you meet a man named "Cooper" in the USA or British Isles you'll know that his ancestors made barrels. A "cooper" is the name of that occupation. These days though barrels are plastic and made in a factory.
Amazing video. It successfully mixes history with entertaining tones to make it easy to follow.
Drach is quite talented at doing exactly that.
Hey Drach I adore your videos so much, always fun to watch! I really wanted to ask ypu if you could someday do a video on the Terrible Twins, two Dutch Gunboats of WW2, they are my favorite warships despite them being fairly unkown, besides that they were some of the only Dutch warships that survived all of ww2. Thanks for the great video again! Can't wait for the next one
Edit: right I forgot to actually give the ships names, Flores-Klasse. Hr. Ms. (HNLMS) Flores & Hr. Ms (HNLMS) Soemba
Having lived through this invasion I am amazed how complete and accurate you are in telling this tale. You are amazing.
This video is absolutely riveting. I can't wait for the next chapter! Yes, I am aware that I could just look up the history, but as always I am largely here, because of the quality of your presentation.
Muy bueno!
This deserves a second viewing. Some of my confusion of the events are getting untangled.
The amount of money and wealth Spain had is crazy...thanks Drach...im still jaw dropped by the numbers
Sort of like the US used to have.
@@rogersmith7396 Relative to the economies of the day? Much more wealth, in most measures, and much less carefully spent!
@@AnimeSunglasses More port, sherry and rum.
What is even more amazing is that they blew the lot in a few generations. One of the key reasons why there was no peace in the netherlands (as was) was the "Spanish fury", where unpaid Spanish troops sacked Antwerp, which gave the rebels the metaphorical ammuntion to keep the revolt going (and in terms of actual ammunition... who got paid to ship spanish arms to the netherlands?... the dutch, who spent the money on arms to fight the Spanish...)
Great stuff! I can hardly wait for next Wednesday! Keep up the good work.
Great Video, i have to say i like the ones with just you better than with a guest. Not because i dislike guests, but i am often listenting to it in the background and when the guest has a 3$ microphone it really takes my out. Not to discount their experiences but thats why i like videos with just you more
Damn, Drac. That was really good - big fan of the research and the story-telling at the same time. Well done!
The death of Álvaro de Bazán y Guzmán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz in 02/1588 was really a game-changer. The english wikipedia says that the health of Santa Cruz suffered under the accusations by the king for the chaos & desaster in 1587. To give the followers of Drach an impression for warfare at sea in this era, Santa Cruz defeated a French-Portuguese fleet at the Battle of Ponta Delgada (Azores) in 1582. This sea-battle was the first one in history which was led only by artillery far away from home-waters in the Atlantic. For the English another fact was important. They standardised the gun calibre, which allowed more rapid firing of broadsides. And they abondoned the breech-loaders which were used on the Mary Rose.
Love the names of the ships. reminds me a little of the naming of ships in Ian Banks Culture series
GSV So Much For Subtelty...
@@peteralexander5744 ... GCU Ultimate Ship The Second ...
The most in-depth analysis on the subject that’s ever been recorded! Your channel is very special, sir.
Grew up in Plymouth so the Armada was a big topic for us in primary school. Really enjoyed this video.
NoooooOoo that cliffhanger.
Brilliant video as ever (I didn't realise how ad hoc the Royal Navy was then).
I did, however, understand that nova cannon reference :D
Awesome, you really craft a beautiful, easy to follow narrative. Can't wait for the second video!
Looking forwards to part 2! 🙂
This is the most fun I've had listening to a long-form presentation in quite a while. Thanks!
Thanks. This was excellent.
Like much that is Historical, when you get down into the wee details of things it is amazingly complex, convoluted and confused.
And with the major acts of History, as with the average human being, we tend to blunder through our existence doing what seems to be a good idea at the time. Then - with 20/20 Hindsight - sit in judgment of those that came before us.
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You comparative analogies are hilarious. Particularly loved the one about an oil tanker and color printer ink. :)
Honestly the best channel on YT, your constant work is staggering. Thank you Drach!
Drachinifel went barqueing mad there with one of the name lists
I didn't quite Ketch that.
It was a sloop of the tongue
Fascinated about the topic since I read the comics of Bob de Moor (Cori, de Scheepsjongen) about a dutch sailor in this times. 2 of the 5 comics were about the Armada. The details in this drawings are absolutly amazing. I highly recommend everyone to have a look at those. Learned more about history and characters using their brain in franco-belgian comics in their few decades of existance, than centuries of glorfied US superpower comics on paper and screen will ever be able to.
A splendid retelling of this famous story, thank you.
A few minor points one might discus over a beer;
'The' Golden Hind was as far as I know after her famous circumnavigation laid up for posterity in a dock beside the river Thames, London, by order of Queen Elizabeth I, so not available to fight The Armada; as is the superb replica Golden Hinde, now 50 years old and open to the public.
I've been researching the original ship recently for 3 new paintings and it seems she was a bit small for fighting the Armada, about 80 feet between uprights, custom built for Drake most likely at Coxside, Plymouth.
You say The Lizard Point isn't the most southerly point (land) of England?
Waiting for the Armada, did Drake cooly say when the news of a sighting arrived "we have time to finish the game (of bowls on Plymouth Hoe) and still beat the Spaniards"?
Having checked a few things out including the tide that day with the help of staff of Plymouth University's Planetarium and the weather as reported in various original documents and kept an engineless yacht on the Cattewater where Elizabeth's fleet were moored, I think he very likely did say that and I can cite a strong case to support this claim.
Cadiz, I visited Cadiz in 1996 and was generously hosted by the University and given access to the naval base archives.
At that time I was based at Plymouth so inevitably the subject of Drake came up.
I was there to research the Spanish perspective of Trafalgar as a part of my role as 'Official Artist' to HMS Victory.
I was given the impression Drake was not a popular name in Cadiz.
I was told that to quieten misbehaving children Cadiz mothers would still say 'hush or Drake will return' - now that is a reputation !
Interestingly on a later Cadiz raid (much less succesful) was Thomas Bodley, who half-inched the bishop of Cadiz's library. Which is now one of the cornerstones of the Bodleian library in Oxford...
The captains of the ships called minion were known as Bob Kevin and Stuart
Minions hard to kill not that smart but they somehow get the job done
They only joined the fray because of that banana.
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Finally Drach. The armada provides one of the most interesting naval encounters for a video series. Can't wait for the rest of the series.
An excellent 45 minutes of mostly dry historical lead up info and then 4 minutes of a fantastically dramatic cliffhanger. Well done
This was great, Drach. I'd only heard of the Spanish Armada as an episode in the histories of other things. This is the first time I heard the full story in detail and especially how English privateers in the Caribbean had contributed to the proceedings. This was really a super duper thing the Spanish had put a lot of time and treasure into.
"Color printer ink" has got to be the best comment generator for the TH-cam algorithm!
Excellent video Drach! You should do this for a living. Oh, you do🙂
Your use of a screenshot from Elizabeth: The Golden Age for the beginning reminds me: although Tolkien was a devout Catholic, he was also an English patriot. So I've recently started to wonder whether his description of the great fleet that Ar-Pharazon leads to assault Valinor is a backhanded jibe not only at the Royal Navy as a tool of British imperialism, but also of the classic English perception of the Spanish Armada.
Agreed. Another parallel in Tolkien could be the lighing of the beacons starting at Minas Tirith and summoning the Rohirrim to Pelenor.
Neither Henry nor Elizabeth had much patience with religious extremists of any kind. Liz had little love for Catholics but she also tended to en wary of the more zealous Protestants-Most of them ended up getting shipped off to America. Nationalizing Christianity was the Tudor’s way of quietly cutting its nuts off.
"a supertanker nearly full of colour printer ink" - - truly a cargo more valuable than previous metals and gems!
Your timing was terrific. I just finished Fernand Braudel's book "The Mediterranean in the Time of Phillip II". He did not cover naval architecture, he's an economic historian. Your piece was excellent not just for the ship types but also the narrative of events. I'll add one thing Braudel said. Britain had started serious encroachment on Mediterranean trade in the 1570's. Another thing to get on Phillip's nerves.
I love these types of videos, absolutely my favorite part of a great channel
This is exactly what ive been waiting for. Today is a great day!
What a nice bit of work, looking as good as any documentary, generally more informative, and certainly more entertaining.
The Spanish Armada set sail confidently in expectation of a miracle. Or to somewhat quote Captain Kirk "They had England exactly where it wanted them."
Excellent video, thank you for making and sharing it.
Masterful oratory, a thoroughly gripping account; your recital of famous ship names was especially appreciated, BZ
Thank you for a clear view of history !
More excellent content, Drach. Well done all round!
Gracias por dar luz a la historia de nuestra armada
Fascinating. I love your deep dives into these historical naval campaigns.
There are 3 Royal Navy battles that illustrate the fortunes of Empire - Spanish Armada, Trafalgar and Jutland. Revenge, as far I can determine, is the only one present in all three battles; fitting since Revenge was Drake’s command. Drake V Nelson - discuss.
I believe there were ships named Swiftsure at all of them
@@DamianMaisano No HMS Swiftsure (1903) served in the Mediterranean theatre and later the Atlantic during World War I
Quiberon Bay?
This is an amazing story from history, especially where monarchs are involved because they actually appointed leaders that were experts in their role, and those leaders were intelligent enough to take council
I haven't had this much of a cliff hanger since before it got worse for the russians at tsushima. Great video as always Drach!
Great compilation
Oneof your great ones, Drach. Absolutely fascinating.
But please, please have mercy on your loyal subjects and bring on Part 2 quickly. Some of us are still going through withdrawal for the end of the Nelson biography.
Thanks for the video. This is a great commentary about the lead up to the battle itself.
Can't wait for part 2...Steady, boys, steady!
I had not known the derivation of the name Ark Royal. I also didn't know a fair bit else, but my childhood history lessons seem to be holding up for a lot of it!
I thought this was one of handsome Drach's best Wednesday videos.
Excellent Video. Very well done an immersive. I particluarly liked the shot from the Hill.
Funfact: this fleet is still mostly called in Spanish and Latin American literature as the “Armada Invencible” or “Invincible Armada”. With all the sarcastic wit it entails.
Mentira compi, se le llamaba la "Armada" y ya, lo de invencible se lo agregaron los ingleses para burlarse en la propaganda, en España se le llamaba "La Grande y Felicísima Armada"
Adding "invincible" to the title of something military related seems to be bad luck, see HMS Invincible at Jutland.
@cartmann94 Even at at Sinosphere, it was translated at the same way.
Not fun, not a fact.
You will to say English i suposse you are and you are the kings of history manipulation and exagerating triumphs and deying defeats that the name was given to him by a English nobleman named William Cecil (1520-1598) Secretary of State and we did not put him in the Spaniards here; the majority say the " Felicisima Gran Armada" and these things are already true; do you do not give them at school ; or the terrible defeat of Drake in Spain in English Counter-Armada in 1589 agaisnt Spain comparable to Spanish Armada; by the way the Drake's lineage wen over to the Spanish side and paid homage to the Spanish King in 18 century in Cuba and now their descendents live in Spain and.disown G.Britain ironies of history.
Absolutely fantastic video I really enjoyed this video
One-of one best videos of this subject iv ever seen
Wonderful account of the move and counter-move leading up to the clash of titans. While I've read books about the Armada, I learned new details here that I don't recall from printed sources. I look forward to the next installment.
Excellent work as always Drach!
THIS IS AN AWESOME DETAILED NARRATIVE. Its better than some books i have read on the subject.
excellent! a great event that is lost in the mists of time. and a significant milestone in the evolution of naval warfare
Virtually everyone knows the name, "Armada." Now, they know the substance of what it was and why it mattered.
At 14'55" is a painting by Spanish painter Zurbaran depicting the Anglo Dutch defeat and disaster of 1625 in Cadiz. El año milagroso de la monarquia hispanica.
a 5minute guide to grenville and the battle of flores would be fun ; ~)
Awesome episode, I hope the follow up episodes are just as good!
Just starts to get good and I'm cut off at the knees until next Wednesday , it's gonna be along seven days . I can't weight !