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Download or read book The Scottish Armada written by John Young and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-10-30 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historical novel investigates a facinating piece of relatively unknown history of the collusion of the Scottish Catholic Lords with Philip II of Spain. With the help of Catholics in Scotland several thousand Spanish troops were planning to land at the port of Kirkcudbright in Southern Scotland and join them in an invasion of England to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I. Lord John Maxwell, Earl of Morton, Clan chief of Caerlaverock Castle near Dumfries, travels to Spain and spends a year at the Escorial Palace near Madrid. He meets with King Philip the most powerful monarch of the world, and the Admirals of the Spanish Armada. Together they plot the invasion of England.
Book Synopsis The Spanish Armada by : David Anderson
Download or read book The Spanish Armada written by David Anderson and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 1988 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the religious and territorial conflict between England and Spain and discusses the events of 1588 when the Spanish Armada met the English navy in the English Channel.
Book Synopsis The Spanish Armada by : Robert Hutchinson
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.
Book Synopsis Captain Francisco de Cuéllar: The Armada, Ireland, and the Wars of the Spanish Monarchy, 1578-1606 by : Francis Kelly
Download or read book Captain Francisco de Cuéllar: The Armada, Ireland, and the Wars of the Spanish Monarchy, 1578-1606 written by Francis Kelly and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Francisco de Cuéllar was an officer who served with the ill-fated Spanish Armada. He was shipwrecked on the coast of Co. Sligo in September 1588. Known to Irish history for the extraordinary account he wrote of his experiences in Ireland, he survived a hurricane-force storm that destroyed his ship and killed most of those on board. A castaway, he found shelter among the Gaelic Irish of the northwest for seven months before he was helped to reach Scotland, and later, the Low Countries. But Captain Cuéllar's Irish adventure was only one of many in a remarkable military career. Drawing on previously undiscovered documents from Spanish and Belgian archives, this book chronicles, for the first time, Cuéllar's entire military service - from the earliest evidence of him as a soldier in 1578, to our final glimpse of him in 1606.
Book Synopsis Survivors of the Armada by : Evelyn Hardy
Download or read book Survivors of the Armada written by Evelyn Hardy and published by London : Constable. This book was released on 1966 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Armada Campaign of 1588 by : Simon Adams
Download or read book The Armada Campaign of 1588 written by Simon Adams and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis You Wouldn't Want to Sail in the Spanish Armada! by : John Malam
Download or read book You Wouldn't Want to Sail in the Spanish Armada! written by John Malam and published by Paw Prints. This book was released on 2008-08-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reader is a sailor on the Spanish Armada and experiences the hardships and dangers at sea during the sixteenth century.
Book Synopsis Ten Great Events in History by : James Johonnot
Download or read book Ten Great Events in History written by James Johonnot and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History buffs love to immerse themselves in the details of past eras. But sometimes, one can get bogged down in the minutia of times gone by and fail to grasp the significance of the bigger picture. This volume from historian James Johonnot is the antidote to overly compartmentalized history texts, offering a broad perspective on the major events that coalesced to shape the world we live in.
Book Synopsis The Portencross Armada Conspiracy by : Stephen Brown
Download or read book The Portencross Armada Conspiracy written by Stephen Brown and published by Transparent Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-10-18 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost four hundred and thirty years later, Stephen Brown opens a new chapter in the history of the Spanish Armada. The identity of the Spanish Armada ship that sank off the coast of Portencross in Ayrshire, Scotland, has been shrouded in myth, mystery and misdirection for over four hundred years. In this volume, Stephen Brown names that Spanish ship, whilst uncovering conspiratorial plans of the Scottish counter-Reformation that threatened not only the crown of Scotland, but also the very future of the British Isles. This is an incredible new find that promises many further exploration opportunities. The author then describes and illustrates the "successful" 1740 salvage operation that saw twenty Armada cannon brought to the surface, shows that ten were destroyed and details where at least five of these remain outdoors on the west of Scotland to this day. This volume will appeal to those seeking to understand the incredibly volatile society of late sixteenth century Scotland. It finally lays to rest a mystery that has dogged the community of Portencross for many, many years and outlines a major new national find that will stimulate and excite historians, archaeologists and naval explorers alike. Contents: Chapter 1 - Naming The Ship In which, after four hundred and twenty seven years, the author reveals the name of the Armada ship that sank at Portencross. Chapter 2 - The Rosario The story behind the sinking, and revealing the secret plan of the Spanish diplomats and military men who landed in Ayrshire, and who would seek the support of King James VI against the English. Chapter 3 - The Portencross Wreck The detailed story of the sinking of the ship, and who may have been aboard Chapter 4 - The Conspiracy In which the author details the counter-Reformation conspiracy plans afoot. Chapter 5 - The 1740 Salvage A detailed look at the subsequent salvage of twenty Armada cannon from the wreck, how they did it, and who Chapter 6 - The Cannons We learn of the ten broke cannon that were melted down, the five that are missing, and the five that still can be seen lying outside on the west coast of Scotland, locations supplied Chapter 7 - Conclusion The conclusions we may draw from the events outlined Appendix I - Soldiers and Sailors The proof that the ship identified is the one at Portencross Appendix II - The Major Conspirators Who was behind the counter-Reformation conspiracy Appendix III - Semple in "The Scotsman" An article that appeared in the paper in 1896 that put one of the main conspirators in a glowing light Appendix IV - The Minor Conspirators Others who were probably involved in this plot Appendix V - Captain Jacob Roe A short biography of the unscrupulous character that "disappeared" the cannons This is a new exciting work, opening a new chapter in the history of the Armada, and showing the story behind attempts at enlisting the support of King James VI to subdue the English with the support of the Spanish. If he refused, would the Scottish counter-Reformation have overthrown the King and returned Scotland to the Roman faith? The failure of the Armada and the prompt arrest of the conspirators ensured the history we know today. Cover Image By Peter Ribbeck www.PeterRibbeck.com
Book Synopsis You Wouldn't Want to Sail in the Spanish Armada! by : John Malam
Download or read book You Wouldn't Want to Sail in the Spanish Armada! written by John Malam and published by The Salariya Book Company. This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: May, 1588. You are a sailor in the service of King Philip II of Spain, and your country is about to send ‘la felicissima armada’ (Spanish for ‘the most fortunate fleet’) to invade England, your enemy. The Spanish Armada is a fleet of ships and its mission is to land soldiers on English soil. The invasion will be difficult and as you plot your course, you will soon know if you would – or wouldn’t – want to be in the Spanish Armada. This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like as a sailor in the Spanish Armada. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.
Download or read book Royal Witches written by Gemma Hollman and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2019-10-07 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An important and timely book.' - Philippa Gregory Joan of Navarre was the richest woman in the land, at a time when war-torn England was penniless. Eleanor Cobham was the wife of a weak king's uncle – and her husband was about to fall from grace. Jacquetta Woodville was a personal enemy of Warwick the Kingmaker, who was about to take his revenge. Elizabeth Woodville was the widowed mother of a child king, fighting Richard III for her children's lives. In Royal Witches, Gemma Hollman explores the lives of these four unique women, looking at how rumours of witchcraft brought them to their knees in a time when superstition and suspicion was rife.
Download or read book Devil-Land written by Clare Jackson and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2022* A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'A big historical advance. Ours, it turns out, is a very un-insular "Island Story". And its 17th-century chapter will never look quite the same again' John Adamson, Sunday Times A ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history Among foreign observers, seventeenth-century England was known as 'Devil-Land': a diabolical country of fallen angels, torn apart by seditious rebellion, religious extremism and royal collapse. Clare Jackson's dazzling, original account of English history's most turbulent and radical era tells the story of a nation in a state of near continual crisis. As an unmarried heretic with no heir, Elizabeth I was regarded with horror by Catholic Europe, while her Stuart successors, James I and Charles I, were seen as impecunious and incompetent. The traumatic civil wars, regicide and a republican Commonwealth were followed by the floundering, foreign-leaning rule of Charles II and his brother, James II, before William of Orange invaded England with a Dutch army and a new order was imposed. Devil-Land reveals England as, in many ways, a 'failed state': endemically unstable and rocked by devastating events from the Gunpowder Plot to the Great Fire of London. Catastrophe nevertheless bred creativity, and Jackson makes brilliant use of eyewitness accounts - many penned by stupefied foreigners - to dramatize her great story. Starting on the eve of the Spanish Armada in 1588 and concluding with a not-so 'Glorious Revolution' a hundred years later, Devil-Land is a spectacular reinterpretation of England's vexed and enthralling past.
Book Synopsis The Other Queen by : Philippa Gregory
Download or read book The Other Queen written by Philippa Gregory and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-16 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a tale inspired by the story of Mary, Queen of Scots, in a work that follows the doomed monarch's long imprisonment in the household of the Earl of Shrewsbury and his spying wife, Bess.
Book Synopsis The Society of Jesus in Ireland, Scotland, and England 1541-1588 by : Thomas M. McCoog, S.J.
Download or read book The Society of Jesus in Ireland, Scotland, and England 1541-1588 written by Thomas M. McCoog, S.J. and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-11 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first comprehensive study of the work of the Society of Jesus in the British Isles during the sixteenth century. Beginning with an account of brief papal missions to Ireland (1541) and Scotland (1562), it goes on to cover the foundation of a permanent mission to England (1580) and the frustration of Catholic hopes with the failure of the Spanish Armada (1588). Throughout the book, the activities of the Jesuits - preaching, propaganda, prayer and politics - are set within a wider European context, and within the framework of the Society's Constitutions. In particular, the sections on religious life and involvement in diplomacy show how flexibly the Jesuits adapted their "way of proceeding" to the religious and political circumstances of the British Isles, and to the demands of the Counter-Reformation.
Book Synopsis Avoid Sailing in the Spanish Armada! by : John Malam
Download or read book Avoid Sailing in the Spanish Armada! written by John Malam and published by Salariya Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring cartoon-style illustrations and a different narrative approach, this book aims to encourage readers to get emotionally involved with the characters and to follow the story from Spain to the English Channel, around Scotland and Ireland and back home again. It includes informative captions, a comprehensive glossary and an index.
Book Synopsis The Spanish Armada by : Gordon S. Dickson
Download or read book The Spanish Armada written by Gordon S. Dickson and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2023-06-23 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History records that in 1588, the vast Spanish Armada was defeated by the English navy. The English set many of their own ships on fire, then sent the ships at the enemy, scattering them. The Spanish fleet were forced to attempt the dangerous return to Spain via the north of Scotland. Battered by violent winds, even further losses were visited upon the already badly beaten fleet, smashed by the waves and run aground on the shore. But what if the Spanish had succeeded in their invasion plan? What if the had defeated the English navy, and successfully conquered England? In this extraordinary work of alternative-history, follow the many surprising and larger-than-life characters as they navigate a world upended by this momentous historical moment, and discover the far-reaching implications of the Spanish Armada's victory in this gripping new novel, Spanish Armada.
Book Synopsis Scotland: Defending the Nation by : Carolyn Anderson
Download or read book Scotland: Defending the Nation written by Carolyn Anderson and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A magnificent full-colour collection of military maps of Scotland, spanning a period of 500 years, and covering all parts of the country.
