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That Elizabeth did hope for peace, even so late as the spring of 1588, we can be fairly sure. In spite of the mounting war fever among the Puritans, … quotes/476

So for ten years now [Dr William] Allen had been urging haste with the Enterprise. Yet now, as always whenever the ghost of a chance appeared, he felt … quotes/475

To minds formed by A. T. Mahan and the theorists of empires, the issue of 1588 seemed to be the command of the ocean seas and the opportunity to exploit … quotes/474

That Elizabeth did hope for peace, even so late as the spring of 1588, we can be fairly sure. In spite of the mounting war fever among the Puritans, … quotes/489

So for ten years now [Dr William] Allen had been urging haste with the Enterprise. Yet now, as always whenever the ghost of a chance appeared, he felt … quotes/488