HISTORICAL papers relating to the invasion of England by the Spanish Armada, and to the war in the Netherlands; from 1585/6 to 1599: 1. "Discorso sopra le potenti ragioni che debbono spingere il Re Cattco piu tosto all' impresa de Inghilterra che a q... [1586]-1599

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603

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Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn was born at Greenwich on 7 September 1533. She was the half-sister of the elder Mary (1516-1558) and the younger Edward (1537-1553). In her early years she acquired knowledge of Latin, French, and Italian, and showed proficiency in music. Her governesses and tutors tended to adhere to Reformation principles. Identification with Protestantism aroused the suspicions of Mary, a Catholic, on her succession after the death of Edward, even though she h...

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547

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Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority. He appointed himself Supreme Head of the Church of England and dissolved convents and monasteries, for w...

Whitgift, John

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Epithet: Archbishop of Canterbury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000975.0x00029b ...

Overton, William

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Epithet: Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x000322 ...

See of Oxford (active 1586-1729)

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Philip II

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Title: Duke of Savoy British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000243.0x0000b1 Accession date: 1556,1554 Places: Spain,Netherlands,England,Naples and Sicily Title: of Spain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000387.0x000388 Epithet: of United Kingdom Title: of Spain ...

See of Canterbury (active 1001-1801)

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