A vast archive of documents unread since the sixteenth century revises the portrait of Spain's best-known king Philip II is not only the most famous king in Spanish history but one of the most famous monarchs in English history the man who married Mary Tudor & later launched the Spanish Armada against her sister Elizabeth I This compelling biography of the most powerful European monarch of his day begins with his conception (1526) & ends with his ascent to Paradise (1603) two occurrences surprisingly well documented by contemporaries Eminent historian Geoffrey Parker draws on four decades of research on Philip as well as a recent extraordinary archival discovery-a trove of 3000 documents in the vaults of the Hispanic Society of America in New York City unread since crossing Philip's own desk more than four centuries ago Many of them change significantly what we know about the king The book examines Philip's long apprenticeship; his three principal interests (work play & religion); & the major political military & personal challenges he faced during his long reign Parker offers fresh insights into the causes of Philip's leadership failures was his empire simply too big to manage or would a monarch with different talents & temperament have fared better? ...

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Provide total weather protection for maximum comfort grip & safety Gel padding absorbs shock & vibration & specialised waterproof fabrics protect hands against the elements Reflective print increases visibility in low light conditions Suede thumb & index finger detail for responsive touch Adjustable neoprene wrist with Velcro closure Anatomically positioned protective gel padding ...

Provide total weather protection for maximum comfort grip & safety Gel padding absorbs shock & vibration & specialised waterproof fabrics protect hands against the elements Reflective print increases visibility in low light conditions Suede thumb & index finger detail for responsive touch Adjustable neoprene wrist with Velcro closure Anatomically positioned protective gel padding ...

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Impulse is a quick-playing 4X (explore expand exploit & exterminate) game set in space with the game board being composed of cards that have actions on them Players also have cards in hand & in addition to featuring one of ten possible actions these cards have a color (red yellow blue or green) & a size (1 2 or 3 as indicated by the number of icons on the card) Each card also has six edges & these edges connect adjacent cards in the hex-shaped playing area The cards in the playing area start face down with each player controlling a card (their Home) on a corner of this area Each player has two transport ships in the center of his Home card & a cruiser on an edge Cruisers are used to patrol sectors of space & destroy opposing transports while transports let you activate sectors that you enter On a turn a player adds a card to the Impulse from his hand then (optionally) performs an action for a tech in his playing area then (optionally) performs all the actions in the Impulse then draws two cards & adds them to his hand The Impulse is a line of cards shared by all players that changes turn by turn as players add cards to it & as cards fall off once it reaches maximum size Thus players need to feed the Impulse with actions that benefit them more than opponents but that&s easier said than done When you perform actions – whether from moving transports to them or using the Impulse – you can boost them by having minerals of the same color or lots of transports Each action has a single numeral on it eg " Command 1 ship for one jump" or " Build 1 cruiser at home"; when you boost an action you increase that numeral Players score points by destroying enemy ships (one point per ship) by controlling edge spaces on the central card (one point per edge) & by taking other actions via cards The first player to score 20 points wins! ...

At a scale of 17620000 this chart covers the North Atlantic from Brazil to Newfoundland & Gibraltar to the Caribbean It has been constructed on a conical projection that means that Great Circle tracks can be plotted as straight lines rather than curves 1 pages Imray Imray ...

A double-sided chart combining charts A231 & A232 St Thomas to Virgin Gorda Plans included Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas) (130000) Cruz Bay (St John) (120000) Road Harbour Sea Cow Bay & Nanny Cay Marina (Tortola) (120000) Benner Bay (St Thomas) (120000) Great Camanoe to Scrub Island (120000) On this 2016 edition the latest depth surveys have been applied The latest information on the works to extend Nanny Cay Marina are included The chart

Specification has been enhanced to show coloured light flashes There has been general updating throughout Tortola to Anegada Plans included Road Harbour & Approaches (Tortola) (120000) Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour (Virgin Gorda) (120000) South Sound (Virgin Gorda) (120000) Gorda Sound (Virgin Gorda) (125000) Great Camanoe to Scrub Island (120000) Fat Hogs Bay & Maya Cove (Tortola) (120000) On this 2016 edition the latest depth surveys have been applied The chart

Specification has been enhanced to show coloured light flashes There has been general updating throughout



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Imray's popular small format A2 coverage is being extended to cover the Netherlands These A2 format atlases use the very latest Netherlands Hydrographic Office data at medium & large scales Imray charts are long established in the Netherlands & are regarded as the first choice for yachts based there This new series is a natural extension of our present coverage Coverage

Includes:: 1 Den Helder to Eierlandsche Gat (1100 000) 2 Approaches to Den Helder (150 000) Plan Den Helder (120 000) 3 Den Helder to Kornwerderzand (175 000) Plans Oudeschild Den Oever Kornwerderzand 4 Eierlandsche Gat to Zeegat van Terschelling (1100 000) 5 Eierlandsche Gat (150 000) 6 Zeegat van Terschelling (135 000) Plans Vlieland Haven West-Terschelling 7 Zeegat van Terschelling to Harlingen (175 000) 8 Approaches to Harlingen (125 000) 9 Approaches to Zeegat van Ameland (1100 000) 10 Zeegat van Ameland to Harlingen (175 000) 11 Ameland (150 000) Plan Nes 12 Friesche Zeegat to the Entrance to the Eems (1100 000) 13 Friesche Zeegat to Schiermonnikoog & Lauwersoog (140 000) 14 Lauwersmeer (130 000) Plans Lauwersoog (112 500) Oostmahorn (112 500) Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen (112 500) Zoutkamp (112 500) 15 Lauwers Channel (150 000) 16 Borkum Osterems & Oude Westereems (175 000) 17 Approaches to Delfzijl & Emden (150 000) Plans Delfzijl (120 000) Termunterzijl (110 000) 18 Borkum to Norderney (1100 000) Plus Texel to the German Bight passage chart (1475 000)

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