| ID: | 19618 |
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| Entry Text: | Read, Conyers. "Queen Elizabeth's Seizure of the Duke of Alva's Pay Ships." J Mod His, 5 (December 1933): 443-64. 1568, 5 Spanish ships enroute Antwerp with 130,000 pounds, pay for army; sought shelter & seized; original bankers compensated but nothing to Spanish; precursor to breakdown of Spanish-English relations. |