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20 answers for: Invasion force sent against England in 1588 (7,6)
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SPANISHARMADAInvasion force sent against England in 1588 (7,6)
ARMADASpanish fleet sent against England in 1588 (6)
CURATORList former police force sent around seen in Guardian (7)
BLACKANDTANSA specially recruited armed auxiliary police force sent to Ireland in 1921 by the British Government to combat Sinn Fein
RALEIGHHe introduced potatoes to England in 1588, Sir Walter _ (7)
ATTACKVolunteer force, sent up food, gets fit
IMMISSOSMen who've been sent against and let loose at (acc. plur. PPP)
FIRSTARMYNormandy invasion force
OCCUPATIONFor an invasion force to take possession, it needs a lot of work (10)
LICEPACKScalp invasion force?
DRAKEFrancis ___, navigator who was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588 (5)
TILBURYPort town in Essex in which Queen Elizabeth I addressed her troops in 1588, giving a famous speech (7)
SEAWAREngland and Spain fought one in 1588
FRANCISDRAKEElizabethan navigator who was vice admiral of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588 (7,5)
ARKROYALLord Howard of Effingham's flagship against the Spanish Armada in 1588 (3,5)
LACORUNAPort from which the Spanish Armada departed in 1588
ENEMYThe Spanish to the English, in 1588
ELGRECOPainter of The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, completed in 1588
CORUNNAWhence Armada sailed in 1588
GAMBIAAfrica's smallest country; Portuguese sold it to English merchants in 1588 (6)