Exploring the Spanish Armada - Couverture rigide

Glover, Winifred

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0862786460 ISBN 13 : 9780862786465

Editeur : O'Brien Press Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: O'Brien Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0862786460
• ISBN 13: 9780862786465
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 136
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible