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The Galleons' Grave: Henry Gresham and the Spanish Armada (Hardcover)

by Martin Stephen (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown (17 Feb 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0316726699
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316726696
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 820,536 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Intrigue, high-life and low-life are brilliantly interwoven...the historical details are utterly convincing.' LAWRENCE JAMES 'Stephen has a good feel for the momentary decisions that can help to shape the course of history - as well, of course, as the cowardice, vainglory and greed' THE TIMES 'A terrific book' THE SPECTATOR 'Henry Gresham is a hero for all seasons' VAL MCDERMID


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4.0 out of 5 stars The Galleon's Grave by Martin Stephen, 25 Mar 2008
By Roman Clodia (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Galleons' Grave (Paperback)
For some reason Amazon have the wrong reviews on this page, so I hope this will appear on the right page...

The other Henry Gresham books by Stephen have had slightly mixed reviews: but get your expectations right and this is a good read. It's more Sharpe than The Other Boleyn Girl and perhaps more of a 'boy's' historical than a girl's: the historical background doesn't quite feel right so that our hero Gresham seems more of an C18th gentleman spy than a C16th one (somewhat like Percy Blakeney, the scarlet pimpernel) but even so it's a rollicking read.

Set in the run-up to the Armada, Gresham gets embroiled in plots and counter-plots set in motion by Robert Cecil and Walsingham, involving Francis Drake and the Spanish. Don't worry about the plot too much, just enjoy the action at both sea and on land; the cast of characters including a young arrogant Spanish countess (beautiful, of course!); and the hero himself: elegant, clever, handsome, brave, with a core of vulnerability (again, of course!). The vignettes of Elizabeth are nicely cutting. A good escapist read.
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