Spain, Rumor, and Anti-Catholicism in Mid-Jacobean England - The Palatine Match, Cleves, Armada Scares of 1612 1613 1614

This study explores two bizarre episodes in England's relations with Spain under James I when for a time the government believed a new Spanish armada was about to descend on the country and hurriedly took such defensive measures as disarming Catholic recusants and mustering the nation's militia.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Deterioration in Anglo-Spanish Relations, 1611-1612 2. Growing Alarm and Fear in England: The Armada Scare of 1612-1613 3. The Palatine Wedding and Its Aftermath 4. Cleves, Spinola, and the Armada Scare of September 1614 5. Xanten and Beyond. Conclusion and Afterword

About the author

Calvin F. Senning retired as Professor of History from the University of Maine at Augusta in 1997. He previously worked as a contract historian with the War Department Historical Fund.

Summary

This study explores two bizarre episodes in England’s relations with Spain under James I when for a time the government believed a new Spanish armada was about to descend on the country and hurriedly took such defensive measures as disarming Catholic recusants and mustering the nation’s militia.

Product details

• Authors: Calvin F. Senning
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780367271916
• ISBN: 978-0-367-27191-6
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Routledge Research in Early Modern History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; England, European History, Spain, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, c 1500 onwards to present day, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology, C 1600 To C 1700