Her Majesty's pirate. How Francis Drake helped Elizabeth I create the British Empire
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The first full-scale study of the partnership between one of the greatest pirates and Queen Elizabeth - a unique collaboration between a seafarer and a monarch that led to the formation of the British Empire. In his work, the renowned historian-biographer, author of popular science books about Magellan and Columbus, Lawrence Bergreen relies on a multitude of sources, mostly contemporary to the events described. The story of Francis Drake's key voyages in the context of a decisive turning point in British history becomes deeper and more comprehensive with the accompaniment of color and black-and-white illustrations and maps.
"Many were convinced that Spain, led by the methodical Philip II, would soon invade England and return the country to the embrace of the Vatican. Many residents of England would have welcomed such a development, but Elizabeth's strategy and Drake's audacity prevented this very likely outcome and directed England, the rest of Europe, and ultimately much of the world down a different path. It was then that England, almost unnoticed in the shadows of Spain and Portugal, shook off the power of Catholicism, and Drake became the catalyst for the great transformation of England from an insular state into the British Empire. Everything Drake achieved through his voyages and especially his pirate raids, he did in the name of Elizabeth..." (Lawrence Bergreen)
Author:
Author:Bergreen Lawrence
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:Business & Money
- Category:History & Geography
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:21.7x14.7x3 cm
Series:
Series:History of England
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
Product type:
Product type:partial lacquering
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-389-21049-3
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