It was a year which was to live on in book, in song, and in men's hearts. A year in which the history of the world was changed in just a few days - summer days of 1588. The grey skies leaned low over the English Channel, the sea ran in long heavy swells. The Captain of a nearby ship stood on the quarterdeck of his vessel, gazing about his ship at the torn sails, splintered mast and the rigging...