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Elizabeth I speech to the troops (near Tilbury Fort - 1588)

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The exact location of the speech should be updated if known.  Queen Elizabeth I left the Fort at Tilbury to speak to her subjects as the Spanish Armada approached.  The location here is just outside the fort.

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Speech to the Troops at Tilbury

The Speech to the Troops at Tilbury was delivered on 9 August Old Style, 19 August New Style 1588 by Queen Elizabeth I of England to the land forces earlier assembled at Tilbury in Essex in preparation for repelling the expected invasion by the Spanish Armada.

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