Summary Of The Spanish Armada
The author of the article “The Spanish Armada: The Worst-Kept Secret in Europe”
De Lamar Jensen completed his Ph.D. from Columbia University and by profession; Jensen was a historian of early modern Europe as well as a faculty member of the history department at
Brigham Young University. He also wrote several books on Europe during the renaissance and reformation. In this article, Jensen talks about how Spain was unable to keep the Spanish
Armada a secret, which eventually led to the downfall of Spain. Jensen asserts the reason behind the Spanish Armada was the rising tensions between the King and the Queen. The main reasons for the escalation of the tensions between them were
“Elizabethan harassment of Spanish shipping” (Jensen, 1988) and “when …show more content…
The Spanish defeat preserved the Protestant Reformation and caused the downfall of
Spain.
The authors’ central argument is the failure of the Spanish Armada because of the secret, which King Philip was unable to keep, which cautioned England of the upcoming danger. Jensen believes that “the secret of the Spanish Armada was the worst kept secret" (Jensen, 1988). Jensen uses both primary and secondary sources to support his thesis. He lists sources for each point he makes in his argument. The author’s methodology in writing the article is primarily through the sources he uses. He wrote an opinion article and defended his opinions through the resources he used. The strengths of the article is that the author provides each and every detail which led to the cause of the war, how King Philip arranged the resources for the war and what led to the downfall of Spain. The article is thorough as Jensen uses each detail of what happened. There are no such problems with the article, except that Jensen does not include what happened eventually like how the Spanish Armada got defeated because of the storm and other
De Lamar Jensen completed his Ph.D. from Columbia University and by profession; Jensen was a historian of early modern Europe as well as a faculty member of the history department at
Brigham Young University. He also wrote several books on Europe during the renaissance and reformation. In this article, Jensen talks about how Spain was unable to keep the Spanish
Armada a secret, which eventually led to the downfall of Spain. Jensen asserts the reason behind the Spanish Armada was the rising tensions between the King and the Queen. The main reasons for the escalation of the tensions between them were
“Elizabethan harassment of Spanish shipping” (Jensen, 1988) and “when …show more content…
The Spanish defeat preserved the Protestant Reformation and caused the downfall of
Spain.
The authors’ central argument is the failure of the Spanish Armada because of the secret, which King Philip was unable to keep, which cautioned England of the upcoming danger. Jensen believes that “the secret of the Spanish Armada was the worst kept secret" (Jensen, 1988). Jensen uses both primary and secondary sources to support his thesis. He lists sources for each point he makes in his argument. The author’s methodology in writing the article is primarily through the sources he uses. He wrote an opinion article and defended his opinions through the resources he used. The strengths of the article is that the author provides each and every detail which led to the cause of the war, how King Philip arranged the resources for the war and what led to the downfall of Spain. The article is thorough as Jensen uses each detail of what happened. There are no such problems with the article, except that Jensen does not include what happened eventually like how the Spanish Armada got defeated because of the storm and other