Expedition of Sir John Norris and Sir Francis Drake to Spain and Portugal, 1589

ISBN-13: 9780566055782 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 456 str.

Opis

This is a Navy Records Society book.

Spis treści

Illustrations and Maps, Letters and Papers: I. The Origins and Original Purposes of the Expedition, August-October 1588, II. Preparations in England, October-December 1588, III. Sir John Norris in the United Provinces, October-December 1588, IV. The Troops ordered to the Ports, December 1588-January 1589, V. Mounting Costs, December 1588-February 1589, VI. Difficulties and Delays, January-February 1589, VII. Orders, Instructions, and Proposals, January-March 1589, VIII. Contrary Winds and Financial Problems, March-April 1589, IX. The Earl of Essex joins the Expedition, April 1589, X. Operations at Corunna, April-May 1589, XI. First Reactions at Home, May 1589, XII. Operations in Portugal, May-June 1589, XIII. Return and Disbanding, June-July 1589, XIV. Recollections and Reflections, July 1589 onwards, XV. The Hanseatic Prizes and the Dutch Flyboats, XVI. Making up the Accounts. Appendices.

O autorze

Richard Wernham was born on 11 October 1906. He studied at Exeter College, Oxford from 1925 to 1928. He was appointed a Fellow of Trinity College in 1934, remaining there until 1951. He was Professor of Modern History and a Fellow of Worcester College from 1951 to 1972. He died on 17 April 1999.