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The Flight of the Earls' Lost Ships: The Spanish Armada in Ireland
In 1588, the Spanish Armada's remnants met their end on Ireland's rocky coast. This episode follows the desperate flight of the surviving Spanish ships after the English fleet scattered them, focusing on the wreck of La Girona off County Antrim and the ill-fated landing at Sligo. We meet the Spanish captains who faced impossible choices, the Gaelic lords who sheltered them against English orders, and the English officials who hunted them down. Through the lens of these wrecks, we explore the collision of three worlds: Habsburg Spain's imperial ambition, Elizabethan…
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