ARMADA

About the Book

Abandoned by his father to drown off the coast of Spain, Tristram Pascoe's life is saved by Sara, who is in a marriage of convenience to a Portuguese nobleman. Suspected of heresy, Sara is brought before the Grand Inquisitor and risks being burnt as a witch to help Tristram escape. Tristram is pressed into service as an English spy, and travels to Cadiz and Lisbon, where the Spanish invasion force is assembling. From the first rumors of a Spanish invasion to the horrors of the Channel firefights, Armada is a story of the triumph of human love over religious conflict.

About the Author

Charles Gidley Wheeler is the author of six historical novels including The River Running By, Jannaway?s Mutiny and The Raging of the Sea. He has written extensively for British television and is the author of Basic Flying Instruction, a Comprehensive Introduction to Western Philosophy. He is married to the artist Susan Keeble.