The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada, whence the title. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at the breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I, British sea raiders such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.
Alternative titles: Sturm über England | L’armada invincible | Fogo sobre a Inglaterra | Англия под огън | Ild over England | Kuningatar Elisabet | L’invincible Armada | Mesa stis floges | Tüzek Anglia felett | Elisabetta d’inghilterra | 無敵艦隊 | Flammer over England | Wyspa w płomieniach | Inglaterra em Chamas | Пламя над островом | Inglaterra en llamas | Eld över England | 英倫浩劫 | Gloriana | Isabel de Inglaterra | Feuer über England | Požar nad Engleskom