Time was when the famed Spanish Armada allowed Spain to build a vast empire spanning the globe. Though those days are gone, Spain still boasts a collection of. ... Book a Hotel Now! ...
Without the Exchequer footing the bill, Norreys' affinity would have disintegrated as his followers and comrades had to move on to greener fields in order to keep body and soul and estate together. ... Norreys was also the chap saddled with the miserable task of preparing a land defense against the Spanish Armada. This was Norreys' apogee, as he was given command of the largest land army England had assembled since the 1540s, and the largest before the outbreak of the ...
