Failure

• Why did Armada fail?

  1. Ship design
  2. Planning
  3. Weather
  4. Tactics
• Ship design

  Spanish’s ships couldn’t turn and were too slow
• Planning

  Food kept rotting

  Cadiz attack

  118 Catholics priests on board

  Spain was at sea for 10 weeks
• Weather

  Spanish ships couldn’t sail in storms

  English had sails to allow them to turn
• Tactics

  Spain cut anchors and split up

  Battle of Gravelines