The Spanish Armada in a tempest Product:Fine art poster Radical petitioners are staggering back

Radical petitioners are staggering back from the blast issuing from the Regent's posterior

sometimes known as the residence of Guy Fawkes

The eye-lid almost covers the pupil

is Alexander Pope

The Spanish Armada in a tempest Product:Fine art poster Radical petitioners are staggering backThe Spanish Armada in a tempest, 1588 (late 19th or early 20th century(?)). The Armada, a fleet of 130 ships under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia was intended to protect an invasion force commanded by the Duke of Parma as it crossed the English Channel. Harrassment from the smaller, more manoeuvrable vessels of the British Navy, the use of fireships and unfavourable weather conditions meant that the Armada could not achieve its objective of