History of England, Vol. 10
James Anthony Froude · 1865
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Description
Spain sends its great fleet against England in the tenth volume of Froude's History, from 1865, covering the Armada year. Drake and Howard lead the sea fight in home waters. Storms then scatter the Spanish ships along wild coasts, completing England's deliverance.
Froude treats the victory as the climax of his whole Tudor epic. Protestant England, in his telling, survives by courage, seamanship, and God's weather. The fate of a nation hangs in the balance through the summer's fighting. His account reads as patriotic pageant, done with great narrative skill, and it crowned his reputation with the reading public of his day.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | James Anthony Froude |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1865 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1.2 MB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive |