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Spanish Armada

Rupert Matthews
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  • ISBN 9781837052882
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 30 Jul 2026
  • Publisher: The History Press Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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In this, the fourth book of Spellmount's 'Campaign in Context' series, Rupert Matthews looks to the ill-fated invasion of England by King Philip II of Spain. The Armada of 22 warships and 108 converted merchant vessels sailed under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1588, but found itself harried by storms, fireships, and the redoubtable English fleet.

In The Spanish Armada, Rupert Matthews considers the characters of the commanders such as Francis Drake, Medina, and the opposing monarchs, and as with his previous titles in the series he carefully balances the evidence from textual sources with knowledge of the theatre and reconstructed weaponry in order to explain the events of the battle to the general reader, and the context in which it took place.
About Rupert Matthews
Rupert Matthews is a professional historian with over 150 books, articles and other publications to his name. His books include England versus Scotland in the Great British Battles series, and The Battle of Thermopylae, The Battle of Crecy and Alexander the Great at the Battle of the Granicus in Spellmount’s Campaign in Context series. He is a member of the Battlefields Trust and other military history organisations. He lives in Surrey.

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