WDF 24: The Spanish Armada

When Diplomacy Fails Podcast

Zack Twamley

Phd, International Relations, Korean War, European History, 17th Century, 18th Century, Politics, 20th Century, Thirty Years' War, History, 19th Century, War, First World War

4.8 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2013

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Hello history friends, here we are at last to cover the next aspect of our 16th century narrative: the Spanish Armada. Think you know the story? Have a listen, you may surprise yourself. Today we are packed with the kind of diplomacy you love so what are you waiting for? Make like a 16th century monarch and take what you want! Also, keep your ears peeled for a special guest, never before seen on WDF before! ThanksssssRemember history friends, you can help this podcast and ensure that this is where history thrives! Support us by going to www.patreon.com/WhenDiplomacyFailsFollow me on Twitter @wdfpodcastAnd visit our official website www.wdfpodcast.com Get bonus content on Patreon

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0:00.0	Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, when our dreams have come
0:15.0	true because we have dreamed too little, when we arrive safely, because we sailed too close to the shore. Francis Drake.
0:24.2	Hello and welcome to When Diplomacy Fails, episode 24, the Spanish Armada. History, friends,
0:30.5	it's been a tough past few days trying to make deadlines, and with college registration beginning
0:35.5	again, I'm made more aware of the fact that this podcast
0:38.2	hasn't been as frequent as I'd like. All your support has been brilliant, especially recently.
0:43.8	You know who you are. Anyway, back to the podcast at large.
0:48.7	For England and Queen Elizabeth, the failure of the Armada cemented her legacy and legend as England's, indeed
0:55.4	Britain's, most important and favourite monarch. For Spain, the failure to defeat England
1:01.5	meant the virtual end of an unchallenged Spanish monopoly on world power. For in 1600,
1:07.9	the East India Company would be established by Elizabeth by way of a royal charter.
1:12.4	Seven years after that date, England's first foray into the New World would be made in the form of the settlement at James Town in Virginia.
1:19.8	The town, named after the by then current monarch James I, King of England, but Virginia itself being named after Elizabeth.
1:28.6	At the same time, the defeat of the Armada virtually guaranteed the success of the Dutch
1:32.7	revolt, now ongoing since about 1566, but under the direct support of Elizabeth since
1:38.3	1885. Sorry to spoil the ending if you somehow didn't already know it, but sit back and relax as we take you through the entire thing.
1:48.6	Also, if you need a bit of recapping on the subject, go and check out when diplomacy fails, episode 22, The Dutch Revolt, before I now take you to the year, 1585. I. 585. The After years of war, Spain appeared in 1585 to be more dangerous than ever before.
2:30.3	Indeed, this is due to a number of factors, but primarily this was because of two events
2:36.1	which began to unfold in 1580 that so drastically reversed to the depleted Spanish Empire
2:41.4	and gave Spain the shot of adrenaline in the arm that it so desperately needed, as Peter
2:47.1	Padfield in his book Armada explains. Quote,
2:51.6	Two things came to Philip's rescue,
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