Readers who want a fast-paced account of how Elizabeth’s navy, led by such captains as Drake, Howard, and Frobisher, managed to defeat the Spanish Armada in battles ... is the harsh gamble for the ...

Attempting to re-create the Spanish Armada’s invasion attempt of 1588 is challenging at the best of times, let alone on a documentary budget. Bringing to life over 200 Elizabethan warships ...