{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) - Part 3: The Armada strikes and the war spreads beyond control","description":"The horizon darkens. A line of ships blots out the sun, and the world holds its breath. The Spanish Armada is here. England’s fate, and maybe the fate of Europe, hangs in the salty air. But a turning point is coming.\r\n\r\nIn the summer of fifteen eighty-eight, tension becomes terror. In Lisbon and Coruña, over one hundred thirty Spanish ships gather. Soldiers, priests, even horses crowd the decks. The Duke of Medina Sidonia paces, knowing all Spain is watching. The harbors reek of pitch and fear. Across the Channel, England’s fleet waits at Plymouth. The ships are smaller, faster, and ready. Sailors sharpen cutlasses and load powder, faces tight with worry. Rumors of the Armada’s power grow with every tide.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://theconflictarchive.com/conflict/anglo-spanish-war-1585","author_name":"The Archive Network"}