Spanish Armada: A Ladybird Expert Book

<p><b>Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES.</b><br><b>____________</b></p><p>Why did the Spanish launch their Armada on England?</p><p>How did Francis Drake counter the Spanish threat?</p><p>And why were so many ships lost at sea?</p><br><p>In 1585 Spain was the most POWERFUL Empire in the known world.</p><p>As tensions between PROTESTANT England and CATHOLIC Spain rose . . . </p><p>SPAIN decided to INVADE ENGLAND. </p><p>And launched the SPANISH ARMADA </p><p>This raises the question: how did England manage to overthrow the Spanish invasion? Was it luck or judgement? </p><p>Discover the answers and more inside Sam Willis's Ladybird Expert - <i>The Spanish Armada</i> the thrilling and accessible account that explains what happened who the key figures were and the tactics triumphs and failures on both sides . . .</p>