El Imperio en la tormenta

Philip II plans to invade England in response to constant pirate attacks, its alliances with the Dutch rebels, and the assassination of Mary Stuart. The year is 1588 in Lisbon, and the young knight Alonso de Sandoval embarks on the armada, hoping to marry the woman he loves, Leonor de Mascarenhas, upon his return. However, what promised glory soon turns to chaos: the naval force, badly damaged by storms, is forced to return to northern Spain. It is then that the English spread the lie of their victory over this great expedition, which they contemptuously dub "the Invincible." Isabella II sends a vast fleet to the Spanish coast and reaps an unparalleled disaster, which, once again, they take pains to cover up… Between honor and lies, Alonso will discover that history is not always written by the victors, but by those who control the narrative. War galleons, naval battles, conspiracies… José Calvo Poyato tells us about the different fates of the two navies and the men who fought in them, from Lope de Vega to Admiral Recalde or Sir Francis Drake.