Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . e answer came, We entreat you toaccept from us ten thousand men and thirty vessels,Every little seashore village sent out its ships. Men of allranks and from all over the land hurried to join the forcesthat were gathering together near London. Lord Howardof Effingham, a Roman Catholic, was made admiral of the 144 History of englanD [158S fleet, and Drake served under him as vice-admiral. A landarmy formed at Tilbury, on the south coast, and the militi
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . e answer came, We entreat you toaccept from us ten thousand men and thirty vessels,Every little seashore village sent out its ships. Men of allranks and from all over the land hurried to join the forcesthat were gathering together near London. Lord Howardof Effingham, a Roman Catholic, was made admiral of the 144 History of englanD [158S fleet, and Drake served under him as vice-admiral. A landarmy formed at Tilbury, on the south coast, and the militiamustered in swarms. All England was aroused. Philips plans for 1588 were far-reaching and had ready at Dunkirk, under the Duke of Parma, anarmy of 30,000 veteran troops supplied with boats for trans-port. These were for the actual conquest of England, andthey were to be brought over under the protection of thegreatest fleet that up to this time had ever put to sea. Itconsisted of 130 men-of-war carrying 20,000 soldiers and8,000 seamen. These vessels were, for the most part,immense floating castles with several decks, and they. The Spanish Armada mounted 2,500 cannon. The great Spanish admiral, SantaCruz, had just died, and Philip thrust the supreme commandupon Medina Sidonia, a grandee of the highest rank, but ofvery little ability and with absolutely no knowledge of eitherships or war. On July 29th the sails of the Armada were seen fromthe English coast, and soon the beacon fires flashed thenews all over the country. The Armada came on in gallantstyle. The stately Spanish ships were formed in a crescentstretching seven miles from horn to horn. The Englishallowed them to move up into the Channel, and then, witha favourable wind, they slipped out of Plymouth and hung 15SS] THE TUDOR SOVEREIGNS 145 on their rear. Now began a running fight that lasted overa week. The saucy Enghsh boats could fire four shots forthe Spaniards one. They would boldly draw up under animmen
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