Drawing on archives from around the world, Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker also deploy vital new evidence from Armada shipwrecks off the coasts of Ireland and Scotland. Their gripping, beautifully illustrated account provides a fresh understanding of how the rival fleets came into being; how they...
In addition to homebound Spanish ships sailing from the Americas, glass beads have also been discovered on the wreck sites of the Spanish Armada shipsLa GironaandLa Trinidad Valencera, lost off the Irish coast in 1588. Excavations of both sites yielded numerous artifacts, including glass beads a...
This scenic, relaxed spot happens to be named for one of the worstseagoing disasters ever off the Irish coast. In 1588, the SpanishArmada was fleeing from waters off Scotland back to Spain, via the westcoast of Ireland. Pursued by British warships, the Spanish lost anumber of ships in ba...
Drawing on archives from around the world, Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker also deploy vital new evidence from Armada shipwrecks off the coasts of Ireland and Scotland. Their gripping, beautifully illustrated account provides a fresh understanding of how the rival fleets came into being; how they...
Joyce's knowledge of the 1588-Armada episode and of the shipwrecks of several Spanish vessels in the vicinity of Galway are the result of both the propagandistic narration usually provided by pro-British historiography and by his presumed readings on the history of the city and the nearby Aran...
who shielded them from theEnglish. The “Black Irish,” people in Ireland whohave very distinct black hair and swarthy skin, are said to bedescendents of the Armada’s survivors. I have no idea if thisis true, but I can attest to the fact that there are many black-haired,swarthy skinne...