The Armada sighted off Cornwall
1588 · Event
The crescent of Spanish sails appears off the Lizard and beacon fires carry the news the length of England within hours. Legend has Drake finishing his game of bowls on Plymouth Hoe first — there is, he supposedly said, time for both.
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