Protestant Wind

Protestant Wind

The phrase Protestant Wind has been used in more than one context, notably:

#The storm that lashed the Spanish Armada [ [http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761570768_10/Europe.html Europe - MSN Encarta ] ] . According to Protestant propaganda, the wind wrecked the Spanish fleet and thus saved England from invasion by the army of Phillip II of Spain. The English made a commemorative medal saying 'He blew with His winds, and they were scattered'.
#The favourable winds that enabled William of Orange to invade England in 1688, when King James II was deposed in the Glorious Revolution.

ee also

* Kamikaze (typhoon)

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