How England and Spain Failed to Destroy Each Other - Early Modern History

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"Clearly our writer is badly in need of a long-overdue flogging", I appreciated that.

Alvaro de Bazan was perhaps the greatest admiral at the time, having defeated the Ottomans, French, English, and Portuguese on all occasions--never defeated. If he hadn't died the Spanish Armada could have succeeded. An admiral for 50 years, I don't think Alvaro would have made the boneheaded mistakes Medina de Sidona did.

Today: wages are sinking by 12% Then : wages are sinking

1:13: "Dump his wife." I applaud Charles for defending the interests of his aunt and cousin.

"The English plan was to take Santander, Lisbon, and the Azores" the English abandon Santander for deeming it too defended, and instead attack the smaller Coruña the English are then ROUTED from Coruña by a force of civilians and some marines the English then decide 'you know what? I think we can still besiege the much larger capital city of Lisbon' bruh.

Philip II got the Kublai Khan Treatment concerning his Armadas

"Lutheran Chickens!" is my new favorite war cry.

"How England and Spain failed to destroy each other" truly is the perfect title for this video.

31:46 NEVER try to cross the bridge when you are the defender. The Total War series has taught us this lesson many times.

I love the bits of British humor scattered throughout the writing. Very informative and entertaining video!

I am not the smartest person int the world but these videos teach me so much. Thank you

"Nobody expects the Spanish infiltration" at about 35 mins... ::: chef's kiss:::

It would be really cool if you made a big documentary about the 80 years war and the Dutch-Portuguese war

Aguilla and Padilla sounds like a delicious entree. Also, it's fun to hear about rain being the great defender of England.

I always seem to forget that Spain use to be that close to England

The Anglo-Spanish War wasn't merely a draw, contrary to the portrayal in this documentary; rather, it stood as a resounding victory for Spain. By 1604, the battered English economy could no longer withstand the relentless strain of maritime warfare, leading to the signing of the Treaty of London. England yielded to all Spanish demands: it renounced support for the Dutch rebels, opened the English Channel to Spanish maritime traffic, and put a stop to the activities of privateers in the Atlantic Ocean. Viewed as a defeat by the English themselves at the time, the treaty sparked a failed attempt to overthrow King James I. Consequently, the pirate Sir Walter Raleigh, who had defied both the treaty and the king's orders by persisting in his futile attempts to assault Spanish vessels, faced execution.

The title feels like such shade to both sides, i love it.

Amazing as always! Thanks for your hard work KnG!

Wow.. loving the new visuals and presentation. Good JOB Kings and Generals. xx