The result was, that they captured thirty-nine of the Spanish ships.

Sir Amias Preston, Sir John Hawkins, and Sir Francis Drake, also continued their action upon the seas.

Lord Admiral Howard and the Earl of Essex made their famous attack upon Cadiz for the purpose of destroying the new Armada; they demolished all the forts; sank eleven of the King of Spain's best ships, forty-four merchant ships, and brought home much booty.
Nor was maritime discovery neglected.

The planting of new colonies began, for the English people had already begun to swarm.

In 1578, Sir Humphrey Gilbert planted Newfoundland for the Queen.