Sir Henry Killigrew, Elizabethan Soldier and Diplomat |
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... Spanish fleet pursued four French vessels all the way up the Fal estuary as far as Truro driving the flag ship aground . Perhaps they shared the excitement of that October day five years later when their father set out for London as ...
... Spanish fleet pursued four French vessels all the way up the Fal estuary as far as Truro driving the flag ship aground . Perhaps they shared the excitement of that October day five years later when their father set out for London as ...
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... Spanish government to intercept the fleet on its way to Germany . A considerable portion of the commercial wealth of London had been invested in this enter- prise , and the enemies of England knew that the destruction of the ships would ...
... Spanish government to intercept the fleet on its way to Germany . A considerable portion of the commercial wealth of London had been invested in this enter- prise , and the enemies of England knew that the destruction of the ships would ...
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... Spanish fleets off Gravelines . He reported to Walsingham that Spanish ships had been seen between Calais and Dover to the number of 120 sail on the 30th July . " The same night , ” he said , “ was heard a furious fight between the two ...
... Spanish fleets off Gravelines . He reported to Walsingham that Spanish ships had been seen between Calais and Dover to the number of 120 sail on the 30th July . " The same night , ” he said , “ was heard a furious fight between the two ...
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Foreword vii | 1 |
The Queens secret Agent in Germany | 30 |
Diplomatic Career 15601567 | 68 |
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