Elizabeth's Sea Dogs and their War Against Spain

New Hardback Illustrated

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Under Elizabeth I, England was relatively impoverished and seafarers were encouraged to reach beyond Europe for new sources of wealth. One of the earliest, the merchant John Hawkins, played a foundational role in the Atlantic slave trade and British commerce with the Americas. Focusing on similar individuals, including Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh, Brian Best explains how this led to armed skirmishes on the oceans, and eventually incited the Spanish Armada.

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