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Dreadful

disasters

The FATEFUL events

that happened at random

Sometimes Mother Nature or
Spanish Armada destroyed
human error throws up completely
England was in deep trouble when the
unexpected events that change greatest naval fleet in the world, the Spanish
everything. Though shocking, ARMADA, engaged England in battle in 1588.
often much can be learned But, through some clever tactics, aided by their
from these unique incidents. smaller and more maneuverable ships, the
English managed to scatter the Armada.
Before the Armada could regroup, it sailed
This man was right into a massive storm that wrecked
as many as a third of its ships,
cowering as he tried
to avoid the toxic
handing victory to the English.
fumes of Mount
Vesuvius’s eruption. Elizabeth I of England.

By the way…
The Armada was sent
by Spain to stop
Protestantism and
overthrow Queen

Mount Vesuvius erupts
When the volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted in
79 CE, it buried the Roman city of POMPEII that
lay nearby, but the ash and molten rock strangely
preserved the city, too. After excavation from 1798
onward, the town was able to tell its story again.
Whole streets, houses, people, and even pieces
of art were uncovered, perfectly preserved in
the rock, meaning Pompeii’s terrible disaster
helped us better understand the Roman world.
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