Profiling the stunned.

Historically Stunned: Philip II of Spain.

Filed under: Historic — Tags: , — stunnedfans@gmail.com @ 7:28 am October 27, 2009

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Philip II of Spain and his Spanish Armada were stunned on August 8th, 1588 by Queen Elizabeth I and her English fleet.  So stunned that the Queen thought it appropriate to have a portrait painted of herself titled the ‘Armada Portrait‘.  It’s kind of like the Tebow plaque.