Harry Kelsey: 2 books
The First Circumnavigators
Unsung Heroes of the Age of Discovery
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
Prior histories of the first Spanish mariners to circumnavigate the globe in the sixteenth century have focused on Ferdinand Magellan and the other illustrious leaders of these daring expeditions. Harry Kelsey’s masterfully researched study is the first to concentrate on the hitherto anonymous sailors,...
Philip of Spain, King of England
The Forgotten Sovereign
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
The Spanish armada conjures up images of age-old rivalries, bravery and treachery. however the same Spanish monarch who sent the armada to invade England in 1588 was, just a few years previously, the King of England and husband of Mary Tudor.
This important book sheds new light on Philip ii...