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Charles Howard |
Born 1536 |
Died 1624 |
Son
of Sir William Howard 1st Baron of Effingham |
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- Charles Howard was 2nd Baron of Effingham
and 1st Earl of Nottingham.
- He was an important officer in the
navy.
- Charles was a cousin of Queen Elizabeth
I.
- He was in charge of the English navy
along with Francis Drake.
- He was Lord High Admiral between 1585
- 1618.
- He commanded the fleet against the
Spanish/
- Drake
and Howard defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588.
- They saved the country from invasion
by Spain.
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