Thomas Babington Macaulay was a 19th century English poet and historian who wrote a number of books on British and Roman history as well as poems which are popular even now. Today he is known by some chief achievements which are - his stance against slavery and introducing vast improvements to the education system in india when he was there from 1834 to 1838.
The Armada
Written in 1832, this poem describes the arrival of the Spanish Armada at Plymouth in 1588. News of the sighting was quickly spread and it was exciting as well as a cause for anxiety for the folk there.
Till Skiddaw saw the fire that burnt on Gaunt's embattled pile,
And the red glare on Skiddaw roused the burghers of Carlisle.
The Armada was sent by Philip II of Spain with the goal of conveying an army of invasion to England, and deposing the Protestant Queen Elizabeth. The supposedly invincible fleet was thwarted by a combination of vigilance, tactics that took advantage of the size and poor manoeuvrability of the Armada's ships, and a series of other misfortunes.
The Spanish Armada and English ships in August 1588
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