Tag Archives: Armada
Elizabeth I and the first English lottery (where everybody won a prize!)
On the 11th January 1569, the first recorded lottery was drawn in England under Elizabeth I.
An overview of Sir Francis Drake and the ‘Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard’
On the 29th April 1587, Sir Francis Drake entered the Bay of Cádiz and attacked the Spanish naval fleet in an event known as ‘Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard’.
