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Tudor traders: keep calm and ignore the Armada

Robert Blackmore reveals how English merchants and mariners responded to the Spanish Armada

Published: September 25, 2023 at 7:24 AM

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What did English merchants and mariners do when a Spanish invasion fleet menaced the South Coast in 1588? Well, as today’s long read written by Robert Blackmore reveals, they simply boarded their ships and carried on trading.

HistoryExtra Long Reads brings you the best articles from BBC History Magazine, direct to your ears. Today’s feature originally appeared in the September 2023 issue (you can read it here) and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB.