The concept of a lottery, in which lots were drawn to determine a winner, had been around for centuries before Queen Elizabeth I chartered a prize draw to raise money for the “reparation of the havens and strength of the Realme, and towardes such other publique good works”.
The Battle of Gravelines, the decisive battle of the Spanish Armada, took place off the coast of Flanders.
Sir Francis Drake entered the Bay of Cádiz and attacked the Spanish naval fleet in an event known as ‘Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard’.
On the 17th November 1558, Elizabeth I succeeded her half-sister Mary to become queen of England.
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