The discovery of the letters between the Duke of Medina Sidonia, Commander of the Armada and his second in command, a man called Juan Martinez de Recalde illustrates the fierce naval battles ...

The Spanish Armada: The Experience of War by Felipe Fernández-Armesto (Oxford University Press, 1988) The Great Enterprise: The History of the Spanish Armada by Stephen Usherwood (The Folio ...

In 1588, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, after the British fleet had put the Spanish Armada to flight, their ships attempted to get home to Spain by sailing around the north of Scotland.

Readers who want a fast-paced account of how Elizabeth’s navy, led by such captains as Drake, Howard, and Frobisher, managed to defeat the Spanish Armada in battles fought in the English Channel, ...