Kinsale: The Spanish Intervention in Ireland at the End of the Elizabethan Wars

Silke, John J.

ISBN 10: 0823208656 / ISBN 13: 9780823208654

Published by Fordham University Press, New York, 1970

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Pp: xvi + 208. Gilt titles: sp. Illus: w/ b/w portraits, prints & maps (listed). Dark red cloth bds. Interior leaves are clean and tight. The story of the occupation of the Irish port of Kinsale by the Spanish in 1601 in a long sea war with England that lasted since 1585. It also was the end of the struggle of the Irish earls against the might of Tudor England. Includes appendices, bibliography and index. A very nice copy of a scarce work. Seller Inventory # 001444

Bibliographic Details

Title: Kinsale: The Spanish Intervention in Ireland...

Publisher: Fordham University Press, New York

Publication Date: 1970

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good (mylar)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

The occupation of the Irish port of Kinsale by a Spanish force in 1601 and its surrender to an English army early in 1602 is an event of both European and Irish significance. This work, based mainly on research in the Archivo General de Simancas, has since its first publication in 1970 remained the standard treatment of the invasion and its outcome. That invasion marked the last attempt by Spain to force a decision in the long sea war with England which had lasted since 1585.

Synopsis:

The occupation of the Irish port of Kinsale by Spanish forces in 1601 was the last attempt by Spain to prove itself in the long sea war with England which had lasted since 1585. While its eventual failure damaged little more than Spanish pride, it was an event of significance to all of Europe as the expulsion of the Spanish was the final aggressive