England's naval innovation was long-range cannon warfare: a risky, inaccurate, initially bad method that worked because the English persisted through failure.
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Spanish Armada
England's naval innovation was long-range cannon warfare: a risky, inaccurate, initially bad method that worked because the English persisted through failure.
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"At the same time, during her reign, Shakespeare will write his plays. Next class, we are doing Shakespeare. Okay? Because without Shakespeare, there would..."
"Okay? What matters is persistence. What matters is resilience. And in this, in that respect, the English are far superior to the European adversaries...."
"...they engage in piracy. In 1588, the English Navy defeats the Spanish Armada. And this opens up the new world now for the Europeans..."
"...Roman. All right. So this is 1588, the Battle of the Spanish Armada. Okay? And this is something that's heavily celebrated in England because..."
"...colonize South America. But in this war, England will destroy the Spanish Armada, the Spanish Navy. And England now will become the dominant navy..."
"The sinking of the Spanish Armada by the English. We said this 30 years before, which was a religious war between the Protestants, Protestant..."
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