exploration from Sir Francis Drake. It was one of the greatest periods of English history. Sadly enough, the line of Tudor monarchs ended with Elizabeth's death in 1603. She did have many great achievements in her life but one in particular was that in 1588, Queen Elizabeth I ,of England, defeated the Armada and the Spanish hubris with good luck, favorable weather, and excellent leadership. 1. Howarth David, The Voyage of The Armada: The Spanish Story (New York: The Viking Press, 1981) back cover 2. Neville Williams, The Life and Times of Elizabeth 1 ( New York: Doubleday and Company, 1972) 136. 3. Vernon F. Snow, The World Book Encyclopedia A (Chicago: World Book-Childcraft International, 1982) 187. 4. Robin Chew, Elizabeth 1- Queen of England 1533-1603 ([Online] http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/lucidcafe/library/95sep/elizabeth.html 1995-98) 1. 5. Howarth, back cover 6. Howarth, back cover 7. William Thomas Walsh, Philip II (New York: Mcmullen Books, Inc.) 653. 8. Walsh, 653. 9. Williams, 182. 10. Howarth, 15. ...
