Hi, guys. Welcome to the Renaissance English History podcast, episode 39, on The Armada, Part 1, Foreign Policy.

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Hello and welcome to episode 39 of the Renaissance English History podcast, The Strong Current, leading towards the Armada.

Get the water reference, current, ships?

Ha ha.

I'm your host, Heather Tesco.

And I'm a storyteller who makes history accessible because I believe it's a

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