The drama is set in 1588 during the attack of the Spanish Armada. A young boy - Thomas Harte - and his father have just arrived onboard one of the English ships. They are not expecting to stay ...

He destroyed all of the ships in the harbour and this helped to delay the departure of the Armada ... Spanish with little to rebuild their fleet with. The Spanish fleet finally sailed in July 1588.

The most interesting of these is a comparison of a possible Spanish landing in England in 1588—had the Armada succeeded—with the successful Dutch invasion a century later, in 1688. William of Orange ...

The galleon sailing from Spain will exchange Gun salutes off Ventnor in ‘Fundación Nao Victoria’s support for the ...

The historic galleon Nao Santa Maria will sail from Spain to the Isle of Wight next month to fire a four-cannon salute.

Plymouth has a long and rich naval history. It is celebrated as where Sir Francis Drake played bowls as the Spanish Armada loomed in 1588 and as a key embarkation point for invading Allied forces ...

Taking place on May 21, the event includes the opening of the Coastal and Downs Armada 1588 Heritage Trail by Ventnor Town Council ... highlighting the Island’s overlooked role in the Spanish Armada.