Armada 1588. First engagement between the English and Spanish Fleets. From Tapestry hangings in the House of Lords

Plate III of a series of ten showing the events of the Spanish Armada. Taken from a series of tapestries that were commissioned by the commander of the fleet, Lord Howard, and hung in the House of Lords until the whole building was destroyed by fire in 1834.

Object Details

ID: PAI6232
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Events: Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish Armada, 1588
Date made: 24 Jun 1739
People: English Fleet
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 417 mm x 640 mm