10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPANISH ARMADA»
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Spanish Armada in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Spanish Armada and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Defeat Of The
Spanish Armada
Garrett Mattingly's thrilling narrative sets out the background of the sixteenth-century European intrigue and religious unrest that gave rise to one of the world's most famous maritime crusades and the naval battles that decided its fate.
2
The
Spanish Armada: Revised Edition
At the end of July 1588, Philip II's Armada of 130 ships set sail against England.
Colin Martin, Geoffrey Parker, 1999
3
England and the
Spanish Armada: The Necessary Quarrel
"The Armada campaign pitted Europe's mightiest military power against Christendom's most powerful navy in a battle for different ideals of civilisation.
4
The
Spanish Armada of 1588: historiography and annotated ...
A comprehensive bibliography of the Spanish Armada of 1588 and the only up-to-date reference which provides a critical assessment of all genres of literature.
Describes the religious and territorial conflict between England and Spain and discusses the events of 1588 when the Spanish Armada met the English navy in the English Channel.
6
The
Spanish Armada: The Great Enterprise Against England 1588
Fully illustrated with photographs, maps and artwork, this book is a action-packed account of one of the best known naval campaigns in world history.
7
Queen Elizabeth and the
Spanish Armada
8
God's Obvious Design: Papers for the
Spanish Armada ...
A distinguished group of specialists examine afresh issues of particular concern to historians of the Spanish Armada.
Patrick Gallagher, Don William Cruickshank, 1990
Popular history dictates that the defeat of the Spanish Armada was a David versus Goliath victory, snatched by plucky and outnumbered English forces.
10
Battle of the
Spanish Armada
Discusses the causes and describes the events of the decisive battle that assured English independence from Spanish rule.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPANISH ARMADA»
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Spanish Armada is used in the context of the following news items.
29 July 1588: England defeats the Spanish Armada
And on 28 April 1588, 130 ships under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia, with 8,000 sailors and 18,000 soldiers, the Spanish Armada set sail from ... «MoneyWeek, Jul 15»
Spanish Armada: Irish storms lead to Spanish Armada finds
A chance discovery during storms along the west coast of Ireland earlier this year has led to nine Spanish Armada cannon being recovered from shipwrecks. «BBC News, Jul 15»
Florida family finds $1 million in treasure from sunken Spanish armada
A Florida family who has hunted treasure for years found more than $1 million worth of gold artifacts this summer from the wreckage of a 1715 Spanish fleet that ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
Divers recover four Spanish Armada cannons
Two hundred locals gathered at Mullaghmore harbour in Co Sligo on Monday as four bronze cannons that had lain for more than 400 years in a Spanish ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
400-year-old cannon among Spanish Armada relics found off Ireland
But a combination of mistakes, poor planning and attacks by the English navy resulted in the Spanish fleet being scattered in the English Channel and fleeing up ... «CNN, Jun 15»
Priceless Spanish Armada cannons found off Sligo coast
They are from La Juliana, one of three ships that sank with the loss of more than a 1,000 lives off the coast of Streedagh. Arts and Heritage Minister Heather ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»
Tilbury Fort's role in Spanish Armada battle to be highlighted on …
With unique access to recently discovered documents, dramatic reconstruction and CGI, the programme sheds new light on the Spanish Armada and one of the ... «Echo, Jun 15»
'God's winds and waves' changed history
When the English counter-attacked, the Spanish Armada regrouped on the other side of the English Channel near the French port of Calais. The fast flyboats of ... «WND.com, May 15»
Spanish Armada Cannonball Found on Irish Beach
COUNTY SLIGO, IRELAND—A cannonball thought to have come from the ill-fated Spanish Armada has washed up on a beach in Ireland's County Sligo. “We've ... «Archaeology, Mar 15»
Only Jonathan Brownlee can scupper Spanish armada in Auckland …
HARD YARDS: England's Jonathan Brownlee has spent a couple of weeks training at altitude around Wanaka and Queenstown ahead of the ITU race. «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 15»
