Showing the Elizabethan age

The Spanish Armada portrait - Tableau

Unknown author, circa 1588.

The Spanish Armada portrait - Questions

Look at this portrait of Elizabeth I.

The Spanish Armada is on this painting. Can you guess what it is?
Can you find some details showing Elizabeth's power?
In your opinion, after having seen this painting, who was the winner between England and Spain?

What messages are hidden in the Armada portraits? - Questions

Read the text carefully and answer these questions.

1.Can you highlight:

the expressions about directionsin blue(paragraph 1)?
the words related to Elizabeth I’s powerin green(paragraph 2)?
the symbolic elements of the paintingin yellow?
the name of the different placesin pink?

2.Why does this painting show England’s victory?

3.What type of image can you compare this portrait to? Why?

Showing the Elizabethan age

Elizabeth I's enemy

Elizabeth I's enemy - Vidéo

Elizabeth I's enemy - Questions

The Spanish Armada portrait and its hidden messages

The Spanish Armada portrait - Tableau

The Spanish Armada portrait - Questions

What messages are hidden in the Armada portraits? - Questions

What messages are hidden in the Armada portraits - Let's play!

Save the Armada portrait

Save the Armada portrait - Vidéo

Save the Armada portrait - Let's play!