Sir Richard Grenville of the Revenge
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Sir Richard Grenville of the Revenge

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Sir Richard Grenville of the Revenge

About this book

Sir Richard Grenville (1542-1591), English sea captain and explorer, became a legendary figure in the resistance to the Spanish Armada, dying as a result of wounds sustained at the helm of the galleon Revenge in the Battle of Flores: a fight in which he struggled against overwhelming odds.

First published in 1937, Sir Richard Grenville of the Revenge was A.L. Rowse's first full-length historical monograph.

'There is no doubt that Mr Rowse's book will establish itself as the standard biography of Grenville, and he deserves our unstinting thanks for the patient research that he has put into it.' J.E. Neale, Sunday Times

'Magnificent... I was delighted, too, by the masterful descriptions of the Elizabethan era and the brilliant figures of that age.' Lloyd George, in a letter to A.L. Rowse

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Information

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9780571300433
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Landing Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication
  5. CONTENTS
  6. PREFACE
  7. CHAPTER I: THE GRENVILLES AND THEIR COUNTRY
  8. CHAPTER II: THE MARSHAL OF CALAIS: FROM GRANDFATHER TO GRANDSON
  9. CHAPTER III: EARLY ADVENTURES: HUNGARY AND IRELAND
  10. CHAPTER IV: THE WESTERN SEA-BOARD
  11. CHAPTER V: THE GREAT SOUTH-SEA PROJECT: GRENVILLE AND DRAKE
  12. CHAPTER VI: WEST COUNTRY OCCUPATIONS: BIDEFORD, THE CASTLE OF COMFORT, BUCKLAND
  13. CHAPTER VII: GRENVILLE AS SHERIFF: THE ATTACK ON THE CATHOLICS
  14. CHAPTER VIII: CORNISH PIRACY AND LAW-BREAKING
  15. CHAPTER IX: THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
  16. CHAPTER X: RALEGH AND VIRGINIA
  17. CHAPTER XI: THE FIRST VIRGINIA VOYAGE
  18. CHAPTER XII: THE FIRST ENGLISH COLONY IN AMERICA: VIRGINIA 1585–6
  19. CHAPTER XIII: LATER VIRGINIA VOYAGES
  20. CHAPTER XIV: THE ARMADA AND THE DEFENCE OF THE WEST
  21. CHAPTER XV: GRENVILLE IN IRELAND 1588–90: THE PLANTATION OF MUNSTER
  22. CHAPTER XVI: IN THE AZORES
  23. CHAPTER XVII: THE LAST FIGHT OF THE REVENGE
  24. CHAPTER XVIII: CHARACTER AND MYTH
  25. CHAPTER XIX: POSTERITY: EPILOGUE
  26. INDEX
  27. Copyright