Pirate Queen of Ireland by Anne Chambers

Author:Anne Chambers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Collins Press

Chapter 13

THE SPANISH ARMADA

On 29 July 1588, the 130 ships of the Spanish Armada were sighted off the south coast of England. Fiery beacons, from hilltop to hilltop, conveyed the terrifying news across England.

The long-feared Spanish invasion was at hand.

By sending small, unmanned fireships in among the bigger Spanish vessels, the English navy managed to scatter the great ships of the Armada in the English Channel before they could land.

Then a great storm arose and drove the Spanish ships northwards towards Scotland. England was saved.

There was nothing for the Armada to do but head home to Spain.

On the way, the wind and the strong currents drove the ships too close to the dangerous north and west coasts of Ireland.

The Spanish captains had no accurate map of the Irish coast. Many of the ships crashed on to the rocky headlands or went aground in the shallows.

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