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He has written for Chatham House’s International Affairs, the Institute of Historical Research's Reviews in History and the University of Rouen's online periodical Cercles. His area of specialization is 19th and 20th-century European, American diplomatic and political history. This new edition is based on a fresh examination of archival sources across Europe, combined with the archaeological investigation of some of its wrecked ships off the coasts of Scotland and Ireland. D., Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, received his doctorate from New York University. 'The Spanish Aramda' is a radical interpretation of why Philip IIs Armada of 1588 failed so disastrously. Looking beyond the events of 1588 to the complex politics which made war between England and Spain inevitable, and at the political and dynastic aftermath, Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England's Deliverance In 1588 (Yale UP, 2022) deconstructs the many legends to reveal why, ultimately, the bold Spanish mission failed.Ĭharles Coutinho, PH. Their gripping, beautifully illustrated account provides a fresh understanding of how the rival fleets came into being how they looked, sounded, and smelled and what happened when they finally clashed. But what really happened during that fateful encounter?ĭrawing on archives from around the world, Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker also deploy vital new evidence from Armada shipwrecks off the coasts of Ireland and Scotland. The genius of Sir Francis Drake is exalted, while Spain's efforts are belittled. The Spanish Aramda is a radical interpretation of why Philip II's Armada of 1588 failed so disastrously.

Three weeks later an English fireship attack in the Channel-and then a fierce naval battle-foiled the planned invasion. In July 1588 the Spanish Armada sailed from Corunna to conquer England.

The Spanish Armada by Colin Martin