The Spanish Armada: A Ladybird Expert Book

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 . . .

Product details

• Authors: Alice Roberts, Sam Willis, Willis Sam
• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9780718188573
• ISBN: 978-0-7181-8857-3
• No. of pages: 56
• Dimensions: 118 mm x 177 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Themes In British Social History; The Ladybird Expert Series; Themes In British Social History; The Ladybird Expert Series; Ladybird Expert
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, European History, Spain, EDUCATION / History, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, EDUCATION / Reference, EDUCATION / Distance, Open & Online Education, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Adult education, continuous learning, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, For higher / tertiary / university education, c 1492 to c 1808 (Spanish Early Modern period), For adult education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary