August 2 - Spaniards land in Cornwall and cause trouble

On 2nd August 1595, as part of the Anglo-Spanish War of 1585-1604, four galleys containing somewhere between 200 and 400 Spanish soldiers landed at Mount's Bay on the coast of western Cornwall. 

 

The local militia fled and so the Spaniards went on to cause devastation in the area.

 

Find out exactly what the Spaniards did in Cornwall in today's talk from historian Claire Ridgway, who shares primary source accounts. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/fI-N7zVgYR8

 

Also on this day in Tudor history, 2nd August 1581, an English Protestant named Richard Atkins was burned for heresy in Rome. What had led this Englishman to his end in Rome? What had he done? And why was he tortured on his way to his execution? Find out in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/8HhUzVFVuNg