In May 1588 a massive invasion fleet of armada ships came to invade England and Phillip the 3rd was her enemy but England won because there was a storm that sunk half the armada ships.  Phillip the 3rd wanted to make England to be a catholic country once again. Elisabeth the first avoided  fighting wars!  Elisabeth  hated wars more, she just wanted to protect her kingdom.

The Spanish armada is one of the most famous events in English history. It was arguably queen elizabeths finest hour. Spain was one of the most powerful country in the world. In 1580, Philip conquered Portugal, which had a trading empire from Brazil to the East Indies.

Philip’s plan was to

1. Gather a huge armada of 130 ships in Spain, under the Duke of Medina Sidonia.
2. Sail to the Netherlands to pick up the Spanish army, led by the Duke of Parma.
3. Invade England.                                                                                                              it hopes of invasion crushed, the remnants of the Spanish Armada began a long and difficult journey back to Spain.