Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Return of the Armadas. The Last Years of the Elizabethan War Against Spain, 1595-1603.
R. B. Wernham
€ 287.06
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Return of the Armadas. The Last Years of the Elizabethan War Against Spain, 1595-1603.
Hardcover. This study explains how major events in the last years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, such as Spain's renewed ambitions in Northern Europe and the outbreak of rebellion in Ireland, had a lasting impact on the policies of the English government. Num Pages: 466 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 42. Weight in Grams: 766.
The defeat of the Spanish Armada did not put an end to Spanish sea power, nor to Spain's ambitions in northern Europe. By the mid-1590s Spain had recovered from the disaster of 1588, and the renewed naval wars together with the outbreak of rebellion in Ireland from the principal themes of this book. R B Wernham sets out to examine these major events of the last years of the Queen Elizabeth's reign and to assess their impact on English policy. Professor Wernham shows how much of the impetus in foreign policy derived from the Earl of Essex, whose personal ambition ... Read more
The defeat of the Spanish Armada did not put an end to Spanish sea power, nor to Spain's ambitions in northern Europe. By the mid-1590s Spain had recovered from the disaster of 1588, and the renewed naval wars together with the outbreak of rebellion in Ireland from the principal themes of this book. R B Wernham sets out to examine these major events of the last years of the Queen Elizabeth's reign and to assess their impact on English policy. Professor Wernham shows how much of the impetus in foreign policy derived from the Earl of Essex, whose personal ambition ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
466
Condition
New
Number of Pages
466
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198204435
SKU
V9780198204435
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
Reviews for The Return of the Armadas. The Last Years of the Elizabethan War Against Spain, 1595-1603.
Professor Wernham succeds in capturing the excitement and paranoia of those times both for the generak and the academic reader in a fascinating and entertaining account of this particularly crucial period of England.
British Bulletin of Publications
a lucidly, even effortlessly, written account of military operations and diplomacy. Wernham's command of his sources, particularly of the State Papers, ... Read more
British Bulletin of Publications
a lucidly, even effortlessly, written account of military operations and diplomacy. Wernham's command of his sources, particularly of the State Papers, ... Read more