[DOC] [TLE] Spanish Armada - Wikipedia [PAR] The Spanish Armada was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from A Corua 
in August 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the 
purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England. The strategic aim 
was to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I of England and the ... As Martin and Parker 
explain, "Philip II attempted to invade England, but his... [DOC] [TLE] The Spanish Armada - History Learning Site [PAR] The Spanish Armada sailed from Spain in July 1588. ... He had for a short time 
been married to Elizabeth's half-sister, Mary, and when they were ... Mary, Queen 
of Scots, was a Catholic and Philip II believed that he had a duty to ... Hence his 
decision to attack and invade England. ... They had to return to port to get 
repaired. [DOC] [TLE] Spanish Armada facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] ... Armada was the invasion fleet launched against England in 1588 by Philip II of 
Spain. ... Storms pounded him on his return to Lisbon, where he found plans 
changed. ... to discover that Parma, who only learned on 2 August that the 
Armada was in ... reached Spanish ports, while a few hired Hanseatic hulks 
returned home. [DOC] [TLE] Spanish Armada defeated - Jul 29, 1588 - HISTORY.com [PAR] A giant Spanish invasion fleet was completed by 1587, but Sir Francis Drake's ... 
in October, half of the original Armada was lost and some 15,000 men had 
perished. Queen Elizabeth's decisive defeat of the Invincible Armada made 
England a ... failed company (his third effort, the Ford Motor Company, finally 
succeeded). [DOC] [TLE] BBC - History - The Spanish Armada [PAR] Feb 17, 2011 ... What caused Spain to attack England - and what were the ... large for much of 
Elizabeth I's reign, culminating in the launch of the Armada in 1588. ... Philip II 
was born six years before Elizabeth I in 1527 and died five ... fleet was one of the 
few clear advantages he had seen in his .... The History of the Home. [DOC] [TLE] 10 things you (probably) didn't know about the Spanish Armada ... [PAR] Apr 16, 2015 ... The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588  a fleet of Spanish ships led by ... had 
managed to escort Philip II's 26,000-strong invasion army from Flanders, the .... 
that half would be paid only after Spanish forces set foot in England. ... it left 
Lisbon, Medina Sidonia's grave doubts about his mission returned. [DOC] [TLE] The Spanish Armada : Sir Francis Drake - British Battles [PAR] The spectacular but unsuccessful attempt by King Philip II of Spain to invade 
Elizabethan England. ... The English Fleet gives battle to the Spanish Armada: A 
Spanish galeas ... England had no standing army, so her naval vessels were 
crewed by sailors alone. ..... The only course open to the Armada was to return 
home. [DOC] [TLE] Spanish Armada - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Oct 15, 2015 ... Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588-08-08 by Philippe-Jacques de ... The 
Armada was sent by King Philip II of Spain, who had been king consort of 
England until the .... Medina-Sidonia tried to reform his fleet there, and was 
reluctant to .... home their advantage failed, when an English Armada returned to
... [DOC] [TLE] Wunder Blog Archive | Weather Underground [PAR] Nov 13, 2011 ... However, King Philip II of Spain had expressly prohibited this course of ... waiting 
in the Netherlands and invade southern England with overwhelming force. ... At 
one point Howard formed his ships into a line of battle, to attack at close .... 
Ireland; only half of the Spanish Armada fleet returned home to Spain. [DOC] [TLE] Christendom's Great Defeat | Catholic Answers [PAR] Elizabeth I of England had every reason to be grateful to the king of Spain: She ... 
It was King Philip II of Spain, Mary's husband, who twice prevailed on his bride to 
... even a proposal of marriage had failed to bring about, his mighty

Question: Philip II learned that his 1588 invasion of England had failed when only half of this fleet returned home
Answer: Spanish Armada