The story of the Spanish Armada is a story of court intrigue, political turbulence, power-hungry monarchies and religious crusading. Designed to invade England and seize the throne from Elizabeth 1, the Armada was one of the greatest naval undertakings in history: 130 ships; 29,453 soldiers and sailors; 2241 guns. But the attack did not go according to plan. In August 1558, scattered by a successful English onslaught, many of the fleeing Spanish ships were dashed against the Irish coast by violent storms, and left foundering in the darkness of the crashing Atlantic Ocean. It was meant to be a glorious moment of victory such as the world had never seen; it became a fight for survival against all the odds.
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Winifred Glover is curator of Ethnography at the Ulster Museum in Belfast. She has a particular interest in the events of the Armada, and has created a marvellous permanent exhibition of finds from the Armada wrecks. The Armada collection at the Ulster Museum is the biggest collection outside Spain.
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These words by Robert Stenuit, upon finding the first traces of the wreck of the Spanish Armada galleass Girona in June 1967, heralded the culmination of years of research and the fulfilment of a dream. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Medina Sidonia, Santa Maria de la Rosa, John Pine, Santa Cruz, Blasket Sound, County Kerry, Lord Deputy, Spanish Empire, Streedagh Strand, Lord Howard, Marcos de Aramburu, County Donegal, Guipuzcoa Squadron, King of England, Kinnagoe Bay, Lacada Point, North Sea, Pope Sixtus, Queen of Scots, San Lorenzo, Squadron of Hulks, Blacksod Bay, Don Alonso de Leiva, Don Hugo de Moncado, Earl of Leicester New!
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These words by Robert Stenuit, upon finding the first traces of the wreck of the Spanish Armada galleass Girona in June 1967, heralded the culmination of years of research and the fulfilment of a dream. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Medina Sidonia, Santa Maria de la Rosa, John Pine, Santa Cruz, Blasket Sound, County Kerry, Lord Deputy, Spanish Empire, Streedagh Strand, Lord Howard, Marcos de Aramburu, County Donegal, Guipuzcoa Squadron, King of England, Kinnagoe Bay, Lacada Point, North Sea, Pope Sixtus, Queen of Scots, San Lorenzo, Squadron of Hulks, Blacksod Bay, Don Alonso de Leiva, Don Hugo de Moncado, Earl of Leicester New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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