The Spanish Armada | Rupert Matthews | Paperback
Impuestos incluidos
The Spanish Armada of 1588 is familiar as a famous naval defeat, but the campaign becomes more revealing when considered as a whole. Rupert Matthews examines the attempted invasion of England, placing the ships and fighting within the political aims, personalities and practical constraints of the opposing sides.
Philip II, Elizabeth I, Francis Drake and the Duke of Medina Sidonia appear in an account that considers written evidence alongside the geography of the campaign and reconstructed weaponry. Rather than treating the outcome as inevitable, the book asks how events developed and why the enterprise failed. This paperback offers useful context for readers of Tudor history and for anyone looking more closely at paintings of the Armada and the age of sail.
Book Details
- Author: Rupert Matthews
- Full title: The Spanish Armada: A Campaign in Context
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN-13: 9781837052882
- Publication date: 30/07/2026
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