During the Age of Exploration, the great nations of Europe fought among themselves for their share of the new world. There were constant battles for lands in the Americas and Africa. The two major religions of Europe were trying to expand their reach to new areas of the world and each had countries that pushed each religion as much as they could. The Anglo-Spanish War between England and Spain from 1585 to 1604 is a good example, although it was never officially declared a war. One thing that made this war quite remarkable was the Spanish Armada, a fleet of 130 ships armed against the well-trained navy of England. It is perhaps the most famous naval battle in the world and showed the true strength of England. It is a look at the causes, the war itself and its consequences on both countries. The Protestant Reformation had a huge impact on relations between European countries. Before Luther's revolution turned Europe upside down, all these countries were united in one thing, Catholicism. All the powers of Europe were Catholic and fought hard to spread the word of Jesus until the war (the Crusades in the Middle Ages), but the takeover of the Church began. walking away from people after they thought God had left them to fend for themselves (The Black Death) (Greer, & Lewis 400-335). After the destruction of Europe due to "the wrath of God", people no longer had such strong ties to the Church because they felt God had abandoned them when they needed him most . The ideas of humanism during the Renaissance fostered distance between the people of Europe, especially the upper and middle classes, and the Church (Greer and Lewis 400-335) (Spitz 1-58). Then Luther came along, an innocent monk trying to improve on what he truly believed...... middle of paper ....... The English did this all day until they were running out of ammunition and by the end of the day during the fighting, the Spanish had lost 5 of their large warships as well as five hundred dead and eight hundred wounded (Armesto 200-180). Works Cited Book 1 Spitz, Lewis. The Protestant Reformation. 1st. 1. New York: Haper & Row, 1985. 384-01. Print.In Text (Spitz 384-01) (1-58) has to do with reformBook 2Mattingly, Garrett. The Armada. 1st. 1. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959. 396-01. Print.In Text (Mattingly 396-01)Book 3Greer, Thomas and Gavin Lewis. A Brief History of the Western World. 9th. 1. United States: Thomson & Wadsworth, 2005. 400-335. Print.In the text (Greer and Lewis 400-335)Book 4Armesto, Felipe. The Spanish Armada: The Experience of War in 1588. 1. 1. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1988. 268-01. Print.In the text (Armesto 268-01)