1570-1589 Spanish Armada, Raleigh Founds Virginia
This twenty year period covers the reign of Elizabeth I. In
this period there was constant warfare in the world, but the defeat by the British of the Spanish Armada in 1588 was spectacular.
The 1570–1595 Twenty-five Years' War started, as did the 1570-1871 native revolts against the Spanish empire in thePhilippines .
The 1570–1595 Twenty-five Years' War started, as did the 1570-1871 native revolts against the Spanish empire in the
Then came the 1571
Russo-Crimean War, the 1577–1582 Livonian War, the 1577–1590 Turkish-Persian
War, the 1580–1583 Portuguese Civil War and the 1585–1604 Anglo–Spanish War in
which the Spanish Armada was defeated in 1588 and England
was spared invasion by Spain .
In 1584Raleigh established the British colony
of Virginia in the New World ,
in 1577 Francis Drake sailed around the world, in 1587 Mary Queen of Scots was
executed and in 1582 the Gregorian calendar came into force.
In 1584
Labels: 1570, elizabeth i, francis drake, gregorian calendar, mary queen of scots, raleigh, spanish armada, virginia
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