In retaliation for the execution of Mary, King Philip III vowed to invade England to place a Catholic monarch on its throne. He assembled a fleet of about 130 ship and the Armada set sail for on 28 May 1588. However, the English navy inflicted a defeat on the Armada in the Battle of Gravelines near Calais before this could be accomplished, and forced the Armada to sail northward. It sailed around Scotland, where it suffered severe damage and loss of life from stormy weather.

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