Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham

thumb| Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, KG (1536 – 14 December 1624), known as Lord Howard of Effingham, was an English statesman and Lord High Admiral under Elizabeth I and James I. He commanded the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588 and was chiefly credited with securing the victory that safeguarded England from invasion by the Spanish Empire. Quotes I pray to God the Scottish King do deceive me, but I am afeared he will not. For my own part, I have made of the French King, the Scottish King, and the King of Spain, a Trinity that I mean never to trust to be saved by; and I would others were, in that, of my opinion.Sir, there was never, since England was England, such a stratagem and mask made to deceive England withal as this is of the treaty of peace. Letter to Francis Walsingham (27 January 1587), printed in John Knox Laughton, State Papers Relating to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, Anno 1588, vol. 1 (1894) p. 49 External links Category:Military leaders from England Category:University of Cambridge alumni Category:1536 births Category:1624 deaths