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Map: The Spanish Armada

At the height of summer 1588, a huge Spanish fleet ­ known to this day as the Armada ­ sailed to England with the aim of collecting an army from Low Countries (then under Spanish rule) and invading the 'rogue state' of England.

The Ulster Museum in Belfast has a fabulous collection of finds from one of the wrecks from the Spanish Armada.

The rogue state

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The Armada

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