The Armada was to be commanded by the Marquis of Santa Cruz, the most distinguished officer in the Spanish navy, a weather-beaten old hero who was said never to have lost a battle. But Santa Cruz ...

The drama is set in 1588 during the attack of the Spanish Armada. A young boy - Thomas Harte ... deck by the captain and told to prepare for battle. Thomas recalls how just two hours before ...

Leaders The Duke of Medina Sidonia led the Spanish fleet, but he was inexperienced in naval battle and so made some fatal errors in his planning and tactics. Planning The strength of the Spanish ...

When Queen Mary I died, and with her England's brief and bloody restoration of Catholicism, she was replaced with Elizabeth I, who reimposed Protestantism. But Philip II of Spain, Mary's widower ...

Colombia Sued by US Treasure Hunters for Share of San José Shipwreck, Potentially the Largest Maritime Treasure in History.

British victory over the larger Spanish Armada in 1588 proved that sometimes ... which Admiral Horatio Nelson led into a ...

Experience the intense battle scenes of the Spanish Armada in 1588 as it faced England's formidable naval forces, and relive the infamous sinking of the Titanic, where luxury met catastrophe.