- Armada, 1588, History, Naval History, Spain
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and cool.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Garrett Mattingly
- First published
- 1959
- Pages
- 415
- Publisher
- Book Club Associates, Mariner Books, Reprint Society
- Editions
- 19
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780140077643
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First sentence
“MR. BEALE had not brought the warrant until Sunday evening but by Wednesday morning, before dawn outlined its high windows, the great hall at Fotheringhay was ready.”
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