Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of descriptions of voyages and naval engagements between the English and Spanish, including those led by Sir Francis Drake; George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland; Lord Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk; Sir Wal...
Alternative Title:
Sir William Mounson's sea voyages
Description:
Binding: stitched.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Foreign relations--Spain, Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603, Great Britain--Politics and government--1558-1603, and Spain--Foreign relations--Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Cumberland, George Clifford, Earl of, 1558-1605, Drake, Francis, Sir, 1540?-1596, Essex, Robert Devereux,--Earl,--1566-1601, Great Britain.--Royal Navy, Monson, William,--Sir,--1569-1643, Raleigh, Walter,--Sir,--1552?-1618, Spain.--Armada, and Suffolk, Thomas Howard,--Earl,--1561-1626
Manuscript on paper, in a single secretary hand, of historical observations and political analysis of developments in Anglo-Dutch relations from the reign of Queen Mary Tudor into the reign of Charles I. Written from a pro-Catholic and pro-Spanish poi...
Description:
Sir William Monson (1569-1643) began his naval career as a privateer, served in the English fleet sent against the Armada, and sailed with the Earl of Essex on the expedition to Cadiz. In 1604 he was named Admiral of the Narrow Seas by James I. A cove...
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, England, and Netherlands
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603, Monson, William, Sir, 1569-1643., and William I, Prince of Orange, 1533-1584.
Subject (Topic):
Public opinion, Fisheries, Economic aspects, Foreign relations, and History
