Politics is nothing. We are free only on the ocean. ~ Renato Beluche
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Seafaring Sunday: Returning Defeated
September 11, 1588: Alonso Perez de Guzman, 7th Duke of Medina-Sedonia and commander of the Armada of Spain, returns home after being defeated by the infant English Royal Navy.
4 comments:
That, and Mother Nature ;-)
Great point, Wally! The weather was a big help to England.
Ahoy, Pauline! That's because "God" was on England's side... If you believe in that sort of thing (which, as you of course know, I don't).
The Bon Dieu doesn't care; we are left to our own devices. And the weather doesn't care either, if the truth be told.
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