In 1588 Phillip II, the King of Spain, arguably the sovereign of the most powerful nation in the world at that time, launched an armada of naval vessels and merchantmen against England, which was then a minor island state. England had renounced Catholicism and adopted Protestantism as the national religion, following Henry VIII’s announcement in … Continue reading DORCHESTER AND THE SPANISH ARMADA – IS THIS THE SOURCE FOR THE HARDYE SCREEN?