The Expedition of Sir John Norris and Sir Francis Drake to Spain and Portugal, 1589

This fascinating book by Professor R.B. Wernhan about the Expedition of Sir John Norris and Sir Francis Drake to Spain and Portugal gives a fundamental understanding of the voyage made to intercept the Spanish treasure fleet as a result of Queen Elizabeth I's koffers running dry. In light of the recent defeat of the Spanish Armada, Spanish treasure fleets were poorly defended, and therefore would be intercepted in the Azores, en route home from the Americas. Though there had been great anticipat