The Anglo-Spanish War: Welcome to the War Room

Join us for our first ever war episode! Today we are covering the Anglo-Spanish war. As the antagonising actions of Francis Drake and imperial confidence of the English blow up into a war on land and sea. This week will be laying out the European course of the war as battles are fought in England, Spain, Holland and Ireland, before returning to Latin America next week.

In this war, we will explore the new imperial ideology that has given the English so much confidence. Why the Spanish campaign to stop them is a complete failure, and how, as a result the English, the Dutch and the French begin their globe spanning empires. Remember there is no fighting in the war room!