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Far less well know then the Spanish Armada of 1588 the English Armada of 1589 sought to take advantage of its defeat to cripple Philip II sea power, by sinking the ships having made it back to Spain while they where at port being repaired, and causing a revolt in Portugal in favour of Antony...

As in this video, Drake was very close to discovering the "Great Southern Continent" But all he saw was the endless ocean. But what if, his ships got blown off course, and discovered Antartica in the 1500s? Would he be able to return home, not circumnavigating the earth as an Englishman, but...