What did elizabeth do that helped the deafeat of the spanish armada?

Question: What did elizabeth do that helped the deafeat of the spanish armada!?

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Queen Elizabeth had heard mutterings of the intended invasion of England by Spain for some time!. She was not, however, at first concerned about the rumors!. She had heard such rumors for almost 30 years, and easily dismissed them!. Her Councilors were not so dismissive!. It eventually became clear to Elizabeth, however, that this time, the Spanish were really going to send a fleet against England!. Although the Queen had spent considerable amounts of money funding the Netherlands campaign, she now employed all her efforts in raising funds to ensure that when the Spanish fleet came, England would be prepared!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

She personally authorized Drake to sail his fleet into Cadiz and burn the supply houses before the Armada set sail!. It destroyed all the seasoned barrels that the Armada had set aside to use!. The Armada had to sail using green, unseasoned barrels!. (Green barrels are more likely to split and break open, water stored in them to go bad, etc!.)

Most of what Elizabeth did personally was delegated to others to perform - her privy counsel carried out her orders for her!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

She got on her small boat and killed the Spanish ofcourse, lol only joking
She was an amazing leader through this unlikely victory, she never showed any fear of going against the most powerful country in the world!.!.!.her speech enlightened many british naval officers to victory!.!.!.our ships were weaker, smaller but quicker and more manouverable!. It was a great victory in a battle decided by Elizabeth to take it to the open seasWww@QuestionHome@Com

The Queen organized fund raising programs that prepared England for the coming invasion of the Armada!. The money raised was used to plan and execute the defense of England via a clever ambush of the Spanish Armada as it approached the English channel!.

http://www!.elizabethi!.org/us/armada/

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