An account of the development of the English navy showing how the formidable force which beat the Spanish Armada was created. When Henry VIII came to the throne

Challenges the received wisdom about the relative weakness of French naval power when compared with that of England. This book traces the advances and deteriora

Henry VIII fought many wars, against the French and Scots, against rebels in England and the Gaelic lords of Ireland, even against his traditional allies in the

Specifically structured around research questions and avenues for further study, and providing the historical context to enable this further research, Modern Na

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2015 in the subject History Europe - Other Countries - Modern Times, Absolutism, Industrialization, grade: A, Unive