Calendar of Letters and State Papers Relating to English Affairs, Vol. 1: Preserved Principally in the Archives of Simancas (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Martin A. S. Hume

9780484205900: Calendar of Letters and State Papers Relating to English Affairs, Vol. 1: Preserved Principally in the Archives of Simancas (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0484205900 ISBN 13: 9780484205900

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Unearth the raw diplomacy of 1563 as Spain and England shape their uneasy alliance.

This volume gathers state papers preserved in the Simancas archives, offering a window into the political and religious tensions of the era.

From cross‑channel negotiations and concerns over mass attendance to strategic moves in Ireland and on the Atlantic frontier, the documents reveal how rulers and envoys navigated risk, faith, and power. Readers encounter the daily flux of alliances, rivalries, and policy debates that influenced who held influence in Europe.

Primary correspondence and official letters between key figures, including monarchs, ambassadors, and officials.
Insights into religious disputes, diplomatic bargaining, and border‑region concerns of the period.
Accounts of ships, explorations, and actions along the Atlantic and Iberian fronts.
Contextual references to major events and shifting alliances that shaped policy in England and Spain.

Ideal for readers of early modern diplomacy and archival history who want to glimpse how statecraft sounded in the moment.

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