Elizabeth's Wars: War, Government and Society in Tudor England, 1544-1604 (British History in Perspective S)

The human and financial cost of war between 1544 and 1604 strained English government and society to their limits. Paul E. J. Hammer offers a new narrative of these wars which weaves together developments on land and sea. Combining original work and a synthesis of existing research, Hammer explores how the government of Elizabeth I overhauled English strategy and weapons to create forces capable of confronting the might of Habsburg Spain.Paul E.J. Hammer is the author of 'Elizabeth's Wars: War, Government and Society in Tudor England, 1544-1604 (British History in Perspective S)', published 2004 under ISBN 9780333919439 and ISBN 0333919432.