History A-Level
Anglo-Spanish ongoing war (1588–1603)
What Anglo-Spanish ongoing war (1588–1603) means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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A persistent threat after 1588, with further Armadas in 1596 and 1597 and costly English interventions in France and the Netherlands.
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