The Spanish Armada

A Ladybird Expert Book

(Author) Sam Willis
Format: Hardcover
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Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES. ______ Why did the Spanish launch their Armada on England? How did Francis Drake counter the Spanish threat? And why were so many ships lost at sea? In 1585 Spain was the most POWERFUL Empire in the known world. As tensions between PROTESTANT England and CATHOLIC Spain rose . . . SPAIN decided to INVADE ENGLAND. And launched the SPANISH ARMADA This raises the question: how did England manage to overthrow the Spanish invasion? Was it luck or judgement? Discover the answers and more inside Sam Willis's Ladybird Expert - The Spanish Armada, the thrilling and accessible account that explains what happened, who the key figures were and the tactics, triumphs and failures on both sides . . .

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Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Format:
Hardcover
Number of pages:
None
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780718188573
Publish year:
2018
Publish date:
June 14, 2018

Sam Willis

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