In general, history is the recorded story of the interaction between "ideas" "people" and "patterns", since it is the way in which people act and make decisions that influences their collective history.
After the battle, the Spanish did not try to gain any English-owned colonies.
The Minoans inhabited the island of Crete. The Minoan Civilization was a civillization which came about during the Aegean Bronze Age on several (what would now be)Greek islands. The civilization advanced quite quickly and is seen as the first link to the European chain during the Bronze Age and this represents the advancement of tools being created during that time period.