In 1588, the [1] was sent by king philip ii of spain to invade and conquer england. this would end english meddling and bring it back to the catholic church. however, the english defeated this force and it opened the way for english expansion to the new world.

In 1588, the Spanish Armada was sent by King Philip II of Spain to invade and conquer England. This would end English meddling and bring it back to the Catholic Church. However, the English defeated this force and it opened the way for English expansion to the New World.

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In 1588, The Spanish Armada was sent to England in view of invading it, as a revenge for the assasination of Mary Queen of Scots in 1587. It consisted of one hundred and fifty ships, most of them being Spanish, while the rest were Portuguese and Italian. There had never been a fleet as big as this one before that time in Europe, and Philip II of Spain thought of it as the most powerful of all. But eventually, The Spanish Armada failed in its mission.

the crusades are one of the most significant events in the history of europe and the middle east.   they were a series of religious wars carried out by christian crusaders from europe during the timeframe of the middle ages.   beginning in 1095 ce, the crusades saw european knights and noblemen travel to the middle east in an attempt to capture the holy land away from muslim people that had controlled the region for the previous centuries.   the term crusade means ‘cross’.   therefore, the europeans that became crusaders viewed themselves as ‘taking up the cross’.   in fact, many of the crusaders wore crosses on their clothing and armor as they made their pilgrimage to the holy land.

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