Across
- 2. The Spanish port attacked by Francis Drake in 1587 destroying 30 Spanish ships.
- 5. He was one of the English naval commanders who Elizabeth put in charge of defending England.
- 6. The number of weeks (written as a word) that the Spanish were at sea for before even reaching England.
- 7. The term used to describe a fleet of warships.
- 8. The Christian faith strictly followed by Spain
- 10. The term used to describe the large warships used in the invasion.
- 11. The main aim of the Spanish invasion was to remove this monarch from the English throne.
- 14. These were set alight along the coast as a warning that the Spanish Armada were on their way.
- 16. The Spanish took 118 of these people on the invasion to make sure England was changed into a Catholic country after the invasion.
Down
- 1. These types of ships were used as a weapon against the Spanish at the Battle of Gravelines.
- 3. He was the Duke of _____ Sidonia in charge of the Spanish Armada.
- 4. He was the 'Duke' who the Spanish fleet were meant to meet up with in the Netherlands.
- 5. The English Commander 'Robert' who Elizabeth I sent to the Netherlands who stopped the Spanish capturing the deep-sea port of Ostend.
- 8. These English weapons could fire six times as quick compared with the Spanish.
- 9. This side could fire their cannons a greater distance meaning they could keep away from close combat at sea.
- 12. Many Spanish ships were shipwrecked along the coast of this country on their return journey to Spain.
- 13. This person promised to forgive the sins of all the Spanish troops who took part in the invasion of England.
- 15. This type of weather was responsible for causing chaos and for the Spanish to panic in battle.
