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A Declaration of the Causes, which mooved the chiefe Commanders
by England and Wales. Sovereign
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A Declaration of the Causes, which mooved the chiefe Commanders by England and Wales. Sovereign delivers a vivid, official defense of English naval action during the volatile years after the Spanish Armada. This historical treatise, dated 30 June 1589, explains why commanders of Her Majesty’s fleet seized ships laden with corn and war provisions bound for King Philip II of Spain at the mouth of the River Lisbon.
Carefully framed as a legal and political justification, the text addresses disputes with Hanseatic merchants over neutrality, the rights of commerce amid war, and the obligations of sovereigns to protect national security and supply lines. Readers will find acute insight into Elizabethan naval policy, early modern maritime law, and the tangled diplomacy between England, Spain, and Northern European trading powers. The tone is formal and declaratory, reflecting contemporary statecraft and the language of royal proclamations.
Ideal for students of Tudor history, maritime and legal historians, and listeners who enjoy primary-source documents narrated with historical context, this History audiobook illuminates the naval reasoning behind bold wartime measures and enriches understanding of 16th-century international relations.
