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The Silver Door

Anthony Springall

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Description:It is 1569; the 11th year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and Spain has banned trade with England following rising tension between the two countries. At this unpromising time Thomas, a Cambridge University student, refuses to inherit his father's prosperous clothier business and abandons his studies to seek his fortune as a merchant trading in Seville, the gateway to the fabulous riches of the Spanish Indies. Until the dispute is settled he learns his trade in Kings Lynn and London. During this period he unintentionally becomes involved in the largest smuggling scandal of Elizabeth's reign, acquires the patronage of a rising personage and the enmity of an unknown person or persons, who pursue him over the years.We follow Thomas through his adventures over two decades trading in England and Barbary and spying and trading in Spain. The story culminates with his release from Seville’s Royal prison, his flight to England with information about the imminent departure of the Spanish Armada, and the discovery of the reason for the long held intense enmity.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Silver Door. To get started finding The Silver Door, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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ISBN: 0954983157

Description: It is 1569; the 11th year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and Spain has banned trade with England following rising tension between the two countries. At this unpromising time Thomas, a Cambridge University student, refuses to inherit his father's prosperous clothier business and abandons his studies to seek his fortune as a merchant trading in Seville, the gateway to the fabulous riches of the Spanish Indies. Until the dispute is settled he learns his trade in Kings Lynn and London. During this period he unintentionally becomes involved in the largest smuggling scandal of Elizabeth's reign, acquires the patronage of a rising personage and the enmity of an unknown person or persons, who pursue him over the years.We follow Thomas through his adventures over two decades trading in England and Barbary and spying and trading in Spain. The story culminates with his release from Seville’s Royal prison, his flight to England with information about the imminent departure of the Spanish Armada, and the discovery of the reason for the long held intense enmity.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Silver Door. To get started finding The Silver Door, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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