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An 8 page history paper that reviews 2 books. Garrett Mattingly, in his text The Armada, which was first published in 1959, presents a landmark text that has become a classic in the historiography of the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English, which occurred during the reign of Elizabeth I in 1588. In 1999, historians Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker in their text The Spanish Armada built on Mattingly’s insightful observations, substantiating many of his insights and also offering their own insights, gleaned from systematic primary Spanish sources, which have been an underutilized resource in this area of historical focus. This comparison of these two books offers summary, critique and discussion of the considerable contributions of both of these texts to historiography on the defeat of the Spanish Armada. No additional sources cited.
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the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English, which occurred during the reign of Elizabeth I in 1588. In 1999, historians Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker in their text
The Spanish Armada built on Mattinglys insightful observations, substantiating many of his insights and also offering their own insights, gleaned from systematic primary Spanish sources, which have been an underutilized
resource in this area of historical focus. The following comparison of these two books offers summary, critique and discussion of the considerable contributions of both of these texts to historiography
on the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Summary of the books Mattingly: Mattinglys preface presents this historians overall approach in writing this text, which was to craft a work
that is accessible to the general audience, and not a text intended solely for historians. Therefore, Mattingly chose not to use footnotes, but rather he discusses his sources in an
extensive endnote section that accompanies each chapter. In his preface, Mattingly also indicates that his research uncovered "no startling fresh interpretation," but rather, through the reexamination of sources, he found
support for some historical opinions as well as evidence that weakens other viewpoints. His text devotes a considerable amount of space to the events that preceded the launching of
the Armada, which was pivotal and crucial strategy of Philips II in ambition to invade England. Mattingly starts with the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, on February 18, 1587.
According to Mattingly, the execution of Mary, a Catholic monarch, by Elizabeth I, a Protestant, provided the impetus that compelled Phillip II, as protector of the Catholic faith, to
action. Through his use of primary sources, such as the dispatches sent by Bernardo de Mendoza, the Spanish ambassador to England, when he heard the news of the execution,
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