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Author : Walter Bigges
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3368325728
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (683 download)
Download or read book Drake's Great Armada written by Walter Bigges and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.
Author : Walter Bigges
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Drake's Great Armada written by Walter Bigges and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-25 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a historical narrative of Drake's return from his Famous Voyage and the despatch of the formidable armament commemorated. Gilbert, who had been empowered by Elizabeth, in the year of Frobisher's last expedition, to found colonies in America, had sailed for that purpose to Newfoundland and had perished at sea on his way homeward. Raleigh, who had succeeded to his half-brother's enterprises, had dispatched his exploring expedition to 'Virginia,' under Amadas and Barlow, in 1584, and had followed it up in the next year with an actual colony. Drake's Great Armada left Plymouth in September of the same year. Elizabeth, knowing that the suppression of the insurrection in the Netherlands would be followed by an attack upon England, was dealing with the insurgents. They equipped an armada of twenty-five vessels, manned by 2,300 men, and despatched it under the command of Drake to plunder Spanish America.
Author : Luis Gorrochategui Santos
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350016985
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The English Armada written by Luis Gorrochategui Santos and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the year between July 1588, when the Spanish Armada set sail from Spain and July 1589, when the survivors of the English counterpart of this fleet, the little-known English Armada, reached port in England, two of history's worst naval catastrophes took place. A great deal of attention has been dedicated to the former and precious little to the latter. This book presents a full-scale account of an event which has been neglected for more than four centuries. It reconstructs the military operations day by day for the first time, taking apart the established notion that, with the defeat of the Spanish Armada, England achieved maritime supremacy and the decay of Spain began. This book clearly and in a rigorously documented fashion shows how the defeat of the English Armada counterbalanced that of the Spanish, frustrating England's intention of seizing Philip II's American empire and changing the tide of the war.
Author : Walter Bigges
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781502936530
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (365 download)
Download or read book Drake's Great Armada written by Walter Bigges and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[...] NARRATIVE MAINLY BY CAPTAIN WALTER BIGGS A Summary and True Discourse of Sir Francis Drake's West Indian Voyage, begun in the year 1585. Wherein were taken the cities of Santiago, Santo Domingo, Carthagena, and the town of St. Augustine, in Florida. Published by Master Thomas Cates. This worthy knight, for the service of his prince and country, having prepared his whole fleet, and gotten them down to Plymouth, in Devonshire, to the number of five and twenty sail of ships and pinnaces, and having assembled of soldiers and mariners to the number of 2,300 in the whole, embarked them and himself at Plymouth aforesaid, the 12th day of September, 1585, being accompanied with these men of name and charge which hereafter follow: Master Christopher Carlile, Lieutenant-General, a man of long experience in the wars as well by sea as land, who had formerly carried high offices in both kinds in many[...]".
Author : Walter Biggs
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781535333108
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (331 download)
Download or read book Drake's Great Armada written by Walter Biggs and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-18 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly five years elapsed between Drake's return from his Famous Voyage and the despatch of the formidable armament commemorated in the following pages. During the last of these years the march of events had been remarkably rapid. Gilbert, who had been empowered by Elizabeth, in the year of Frobisher's last expedition, to found colonies in America, had sailed for that purpose to Newfoundland (1583), and had perished at sea on his way homeward. Raleigh, who had succeeded to his half-brother's enterprises, had despatched his exploring expedition to 'Virginia, ' under Amadas and Barlow, in 1584, and had followed it up in the next year (1585) by an actual colony. In April Sir Richard Greenville sailed from Plymouth, and at Raleigh's expense established above a hundred colonists on the island of Roanoak. Drake's Great Armada left Plymouth in September of the same year
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Publisher : ICON Group International
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Drakes Great Armada (Webster's French Thesaurus Edition) written by and published by ICON Group International. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Laurence Bergreen
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062875388
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)
Download or read book In Search of a Kingdom written by Laurence Bergreen and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “FASCINATING . . . Dramatic and timely.” —New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan and Columbus reveals the singular adventures of Sir Francis Drake, whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history. “Entrancing . . . Very good indeed.” —Wall Street Journal Before he was secretly dispatched by Queen Elizabeth to circumnavigate the globe, or was called upon to save England from the Spanish Armada, Francis Drake was perhaps the most wanted—and successful—pirate ever to sail. Nicknamed “El Draque” by the Spaniards who placed a bounty on his head, the notorious red-haired, hot-tempered Drake pillaged galleons laden with New World gold and silver, stealing a vast fortune for his queen—and himself. For Elizabeth, Drake made the impossible real, serving as a crucial and brilliantly adaptable instrument of her ambitions to transform England from a third-rate island kingdom into a global imperial power. In 1580, sailing on Elizabeth’s covert orders, Drake became the first captain to circumnavigate the earth successfully. (Ferdinand Magellan had died in his attempt.) Part exploring expedition, part raiding mission, Drake’s audacious around-the-world journey in the Golden Hind reached Patagonia, the Pacific Coast of present-day California and Oregon, the Spice Islands, Java, and Africa. Almost a decade later, Elizabeth called upon Drake again. As the devil-may-care vice admiral of the English fleet, Drake dramatically defeated the once-invincible Spanish Armada, spurring the British Empire’s ascent and permanently wounding its greatest rival. The relationship between Drake and Elizabeth is the missing link in our understanding of the rise of the British Empire, and its importance has not been fully described or appreciated. Framed around Drake’s key voyages as a window into this crucial moment in British history, In Search of a Kingdom is a rousing adventure narrative entwining epic historical themes with intimate passions.
Author : Fiona Macdonald
Publisher : Franklin Watts
ISBN 13 : 9780531195048
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Drake and the Armada written by Fiona Macdonald and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 1988 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the famous English sailor, explorer, and battle commander who became a national hero after helping to defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588.
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Publisher : Leapfrog Press
ISBN 13 : 9781948585187
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (851 download)
Download or read book The Queen's Pirate: Sir Francis Drake and the Golden Hind written by and published by Leapfrog Press. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Biggs
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781475297515
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (975 download)
Download or read book Drake's Great Armada written by Biggs and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-05-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biggs eyewitness account of Sir Francis Drake's armada; plundering, looting and murdering as he fought the Spanish in the Caribbean in 1585. Giant sailing ships blasting each other to smithereens in an almost unbelievable real true life story. One of the greatest true boating stories of all time. This 2018 edition includes a code which opens on your phone; videos, notes and maps. When war broke out between England and Spain in 1585, Sir Frances Drake (c.1540-96) raised a company of adventurers, and sailed to the new world to bloody Spain's nose, and make a great deal of loot in the process. One of the men accompanying this expedition was Walter Biggs, who commanded a company of musketeers. This short book is Biggs' journal (he died during the expedition, so it was finished by an unknown comrade), and in it he takes the reader through the many battles and adventures that befell the company. The narrative was written by an actual participant in the raid, which means that it is an excellent view of what happened from the inside. Now, the language is a little out of date, but not enough to keep a modern reader from understanding what the author is saying. Plus, the author's matter-of-fact stories of plunder and execution certainly show how people's views have changed. If you are interested in Sir Frances Drake or the history of the Anglo-Spanish wars of the sixteenth century, then this is the book for you. It is very suitable for a good present to a boy over 9 years old. Up to 90 years old!
Author : Ernle Bradford
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497617154
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)
Download or read book Drake written by Ernle Bradford and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authoritative biography of British explorer Sir Francis Drake, from the bestselling author of The Great Siege. Long considered one of the great heroes of British history, Sir Francis Drake was a brilliant navigator, intrepid explorer, and fearsome warrior in Queen Elizabeth’s Royal Navy. He was also a pirate and profiteer who made a small fortune trading slaves. In this compelling biography, Ernle Brandford offers an unvarnished and finely detailed portrait of this complex and influential man. Born to impoverished parents in Devon, Drake rose to power by his own efforts. In his most famous expedition, he sailed around South America through the Strait of Magellan, opening new trade routes for Great Britain. Continuing across the Pacific and around the tip of Africa, he became the first Englishman to sail around the world. Drake also played a key role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada when England was threatened with invasion in 1588. Vastly outnumbered, he led raids into Spanish ports, destroying dozens of ships. But while tales of his exploits have been told for generations, few authors have approached the story of his life with as much depth, authority, and honesty as Bradford.
Author : Alfred Edward Woodley Mason
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book The Life of Francis Drake written by Alfred Edward Woodley Mason and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : R.B. Wernham
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000340775
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Expedition of Sir John Norris and Sir Francis Drake to Spain and Portugal, 1589 written by R.B. Wernham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Actions against the Spanish Armada and campaigns in the Netherlands left the Queen’s coffers empty. For this reason proposals to capture the Spanish treasure fleet were given royal support. The treasure fleet homeward bound from the Americas would be intercepted in the Azores. A diversion at Santander to damage the Spanish fleet would prevent protection of the treasure fleet and, more importantly, prevent further actions against England or Ireland. However, the project was diverted further with backers wanting to re-instate Don Antonio as King of Portugal, with ideas of gaining lucrative Portuguese trade rights. At sea a further diversion was taken, with news of shipping at Corunna and the prospect of capturing merchantmen. ‘Profit was already challenging strategy’. This diversion gave their enemies more time to prepare. The failure at Lisbon was partly from a lack of co-ordination between the navy and army but also from the lack of promised support from Don Antonio’s supporters. The decision to sail for the Azores to intercept the Spanish treasure fleet was at last made only for Drake to be driven back to England by a storm. Short of supplies and with sick crews the ships were in no condition to continue with the Queen’s demands so there was no great treasure and the Spanish fleet was still in being. The sale of prizes and their contents failed to cover the cost of the expedition, and so the expedition was considered a financial and strategic failure.
Author : Chelsea Curtis Fraser
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781010393771
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (937 download)
Download or read book Boy's Book of Sea Fights written by Chelsea Curtis Fraser and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-03-16 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Letitia MacColl Elton
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)
Download or read book The Story of Sir Francis Drake written by Letitia MacColl Elton and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2022-08-21 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Story of Sir Francis Drake" by Letitia MacColl Elton Sir Francis Drake was an English explorer, sea captain, privateer, slave trader, naval officer, and politician. Drake is best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition. He often goes unappreciated, which is why this book by Elton is so important. It shines a light on one of the most important figures in travel history.
Author : Wade G. Dudley
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1612340547
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (123 download)
Download or read book Drake written by Wade G. Dudley and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-05-30 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the dramatic life of one of England's earliest naval heroes and the origins of British naval supremacy
Author : Robert Hutchinson
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1466847484
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book The Spanish Armada written by Robert Hutchinson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this dramatic hour-by-hour, blow-by-blow account of the Spanish Armada's attempt to destroy Elizabeth's England, Robert Hutchinson spins a compelling and unbelievable narrative. 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 culminating in the dramatic sea battles of 1588. Popular history dictates that the defeat of the Spanish Armada was a David versus Goliath victory, snatched by plucky and outnumbered English forces. In this tightly written and fascinating new history, Robert Hutchinson explodes this myth, revealing the true destroyers of the Spanish Armada—inclement weather and bad luck. Of the 125 Spanish ships that set sail against England, only 60 limped home, the rest wrecked or sank with barely a shot fired from their main armament. Using everything from contemporary eyewitness accounts to papers held by the national archives in Spain and the United Kingdom, Hutchinson re-creates one of history's most famous episodes in an entirely new way.
