A film on the adventures of a Spanish Armada soldier shipwrecked on the Sligo coast in 1588 could present a huge opportunity for Sligo, post lockdown. The film, titled Armada 1588:Shipwreck & Survival ...

The dramatic 16th century escape of a Spanish Armada captain is to feature in a new film about the swashbuckling adventure. Captain Francisco de Cuéllar was one of the few Spanish sailors to survive ...

The remarkable story of how the captain on one of three Spanish Armada ships, wrecked off the coast of Sligo, survived and made his way back to Spain has been made into a film by a voluntary community ...

Meaning: 'Armada' refers to a large fleet of ships, usually military vessels prepared for battle or large-scale expeditions.

It was 50 years ago that Derry Sub Aqua Club divers made history by recovering a huge and remarkably intact cannon along with ...

Captain Francisco de Cuéllar’s fascinating story is told in the film. The story of the Spanish Armada shipwreck off Streedagh beach, Co Sligo is now on film. Fernando Corral, plays the part of Captain ...

Readers who want a fast-paced account of how Elizabeth’s navy, led by such captains as Drake, Howard, and Frobisher, managed to defeat the Spanish Armada in battles fought in the English Channel, ...

An export bar has been placed on a collection of 10 maps charting the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 at risk of leaving the UK. The hand-drawn charts map out the defeat of the 'Invincible' ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Wars Across the World: Armada 1588 Armada 1588 is the story of the Spanish Invincible Armada created by King Philip II to crush Elizabethan England.The ...

The ink and watercolour maps are believed to have been created the year after the battle Hand-drawn, Elizabethan-era maps depicting the Spanish Armada have been saved for the nation after £600,000 was ...