Robert Hutchinson is a British historian who writes about the Tudor period and the inner workings of the royal court. He is the author of The Last Days of Henry VIII, a study of the monarch’s final year. His work focuses on the political and religious history of 16th-century England.
The Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada
Synopsis
After the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558, Protestant England was beset by the hostile Catholic powers of Europe - not least Spain. In October 1585 King Philip II of Spain declared his intention to destroy Protestant England and began preparing invasion plans, leading to an intense intelligence war between the two countries, culminating in the dramatic sea battles of 1588. Robert Hutchinson's tautly written book examines this battle for intelligence, and uses everything from contemporary eye-witness accounts to papers held by the national archives in Spain and the UK to recount the dramatic battle that raged up the English Channel.
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Queen Elizabeth IProtagonist
Philip IIAntagonist
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The Spanish ArmadaUnknown, 2014
404 pages
MacmillanLanguage: EnglishISBN: 9781250047120First U.S. edition.2 editions available
