These colorful, fact-filled history books help kids learn about the Italian renaissance and its impact on European culture.
This award-winning story of the defeat of the Spanish Armada has been hailed as a historical masterpiece. The book covers Queen Elizabeth's reign over a turbulent nation, while the Duke of Parma plans the invasion of England from the Netherlands. The crucial period from February 1587 to December 1588 is presented in a series of detailed, dramatic scenes. The second part of the book is devoted to the naval battle from the first sight of the Armada off the Scilly Isles to the return of its broken remnants to the ports of Spain. In 1960 the book won a Pulitzer Prize.
464 pages, softcover, written by Leonard H. Mattingly.
The Spanish armada was considered to be invincible until the British defeat of the Spanish armada. Learn more about the history of Spains armada in 1588 and the mighty Spanish armada vessels in this dynamic book. | 
