The Spanish Armada

“Culminating with the Armada’s ghastly shipwrecks in Ireland, Hutchinson’s day-by-day story of the Armada is a fine production for maritime history buffs.” ― Booklist After the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558, Protestant England was beset by the hostile Catholic powers of Europe, including 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 and cu