MEDICINE THROUGH TIME: BLACK DEATH

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