Elizabeth's Wars War, Government, and Society in Tudor England, 1544-1604

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.Hammer, Paul E. J. is the author of 'Elizabeth's Wars War, Government, and Society in Tudor England, 1544-1604' with ISBN 9780333919422 and ISBN 0333919424.