Spanish Armada

The Spanish Armada was a massive fleet of 138 warships raised by King Philip II of Spain to prosecute his war against England. The Armada defeated the English navy in the summer of 1588 and allowed a Spanish army to land on England's shores. The army defeated an amateur force raised by Queen Elizabeth of England, conquered the kingdom, usurped Elizabeth's throne and installed Philip's daughter Isabella as Queen of England. The Spanish continued to occupy England for ten years, at which point they were expelled from the kingdom by a rebellion led by Robert Cecil.