England's Defeat of the Spanish Armada

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  1. 1. King of Spain. (4)
  2. 3. What country was the Spanish Armada forced to retreat around after the Battle of Gravelines? (22)
  3. 7. Queen of England. (5)
  4. 8. Region the Spanish Armada was trying to get to in order to meet up with their land army. (11)
  5. 11. Drake did this to the Spanish boat that sunk in the Plymouth Harbor. (16)
  6. 14. Dominant religion in England. (3)
  7. 16. Dominant religion in Spain. (2)
  8. 17. The English wanted to use this technique in order to fire their cannons at Spanish ships from behind and the side. (13)
  9. 20. The Spanish would throw these onto enemy boats and try to board them in order to defeat an opposing navy. (12)
  10. 21. In what battle did the English damage so many Spanish ships that the Spanish ships either ran aground or were sent out to sea? (21)
  11. 22. Amount of Spanish boats sunk due to running into each other in the first attack near Plymouth Harbor. (15)
  12. 24. How many ships did the English light on fire in the Strait of Dover to run directly into the Spanish Armada? (20)
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  1. 2. Spain wanted to land near this off the coast of Belgium to wait for their land army in Flanders. (17)
  2. 4. This northern section of modern-day Belgium is where a large portion of Spain’s land army was fighting for Catholic control. (6)
  3. 5. Where Elizabeth I ordered all of England’s ships to assemble before taking off towards the Spanish Armada when word was received that Spain was mounting an attack. (8)
  4. 6. Amount of Spanish boats sunk directly by the English in the first attack near Plymouth Harbor. (14)
  5. 9. Appointed to second in command of the British Navy but considered England’s greatest naval commander. (9)
  6. 10. Due to headwinds, this technique was used by the English Navy in Plymouth Harbor in order to get behind the Spanish Armada. (10)
  7. 12. Of the Spanish sailors who didn’t die due to starvation or thirst, which ones were spared death when they were captured by the English? (23)
  8. 13. What was the primary cause of death amongst the English sailors during their conquest of the Spanish Armada? (24)
  9. 15. Y or N? Was the Spanish Army in Flanders ready when the Spanish Armada arrived? (19)
  10. 18. Considered the largest superpower in the world in 1588. (1)
  11. 19. Due to the lack of wind, the English Navy used these drag their boats to pursue the Spanish Armada into the Strait of Dover. (18)
  12. 23. Who Phillip II chose to lead the Spanish Armada. He was considered to be very underqualified but chosen due to his wealthy social standing. (7)