The Spanish Armada started because Sir Francis Drake destroyed 20+ Spanish Ships in 1587.
They started sailing from Spain in 1588. There task was to overthrow protestant, and it was lead by queen Elizabeth I.
They sailed up to the English Channel to link up with Duke of Parma in the Spanish Netherlands from there they would invade England.
The Armada had anchored off of Calais, and the England decided to send in eight fireships, and when it turned dark the fireships attacked.
In the morning the Spanish armada attacked with there full force. The Spanish ships were blown to the sea blanks.
On Aug, 8 1588, The British Navy defeated the Spanish Armada off the coast of France. The Spanish Armada was a powerful fleet of armed ships and transport that tried to invade England