Common Informers Act 1588W
Common Informers Act 1588

The Common Informers Act 1588 was an Act of the Parliament of England.

Forcible Entry Act 1588W
Forcible Entry Act 1588

The Forcible Entry Act 1588 was an Act of the Parliament of the Kingdom of England.

Marprelate ControversyW
Marprelate Controversy

The Marprelate Controversy was a war of pamphlets waged in England and Wales in 1588 and 1589, between a puritan writer who employed the pseudonym Martin Marprelate, and defenders of the Church of England which remained an established church.

Sale of Horses Act 1588W
Sale of Horses Act 1588

The Sale of Horses Act 1588 was an Act of the Parliament of England.

Simony Act 1588W
Simony Act 1588

The Simony Act 1588 is an Act of the Parliament of England.

Spanish ArmadaW
Spanish Armada

The Spanish Armada was a Habsburg Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from Corunna in late May 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia, with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England. Medina Sidonia was an aristocrat without naval command experience but was made commander by King Philip II. The aim was to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I and her establishment of Protestantism in England, to stop English interference in the Spanish Netherlands and to stop the harm caused by English and Dutch privateering ships that interfered with Spanish interests in the Americas.

Speech to the Troops at TilburyW
Speech to the Troops at Tilbury

The Speech to the Troops at Tilbury was delivered on 9 August Old Style 1588 by Queen Elizabeth I of England to the land forces earlier assembled at Tilbury in Essex in preparation for repelling the expected invasion by the Spanish Armada.