N'afọ 1588, Philip nke Abụọ nke Spen zigara ndị agha Spain ka ha gaa lụso ndị Ingland agha iji kwụsị nkwado ndị Ingland na-enye ndị Dutch na-enupụ isi, iji kwụsị ọrụ ndị Ingland na-arụ, nakwa iji chụtuo eze Protestant bụ́ Elizabeth nke Mbụ ma mee ka okpukpe Katọlik maliteghachi ịdị n'Ingland. Ndị Spen siri na Lisbon pụọ, na-eme atụmatụ iso ndị agha mwakpo si na Spanish Netherlands mana atụmatụ ahụ dara n'ihi atụmatụ na-adịghị mma, English harrying, igbochi ihe ndị Dutch mere, na oké ifufe. Ndị Agha Mmiri nke Ndị Bekee
, bụ onye e zigara n'ụsọ Oké Osimiri Iberia n'afọ 1589, ma o meghị ka ndị England nweta ihe ha meriri n'agha ahụ ndị Spen lụrụ n'afọ bu ya ụzọ. Admiralty nke England dị ruo afọ 1707 mgbe alaeze England na alaeze Scotland jikọtara ọnụ iji mepụta otu alaeze nke Great Britain mgbe ahụ ka amaara ya dị ka ngalaba Admiralty ma ọ bụ Admiralty nke Great Britain.