CONTENTS[LECTURE I—THE SEA CRADLE OF THE REFORMATION][LECTURE II—JOHN HAWKINS AND THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE][LECTURE III—SIR JOHN HAWKINS AND PHILIP THE SECOND][LECTURE IV—DRAKE'S VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD][LECTURE V—PARTIES IN THE STATE][LECTURE VI—THE GREAT EXPEDITION TO THE WEST INDIES][LECTURE VII—ATTACK ON CADIZ][LECTURE VIII—SAILING OF THE ARMADA][LECTURE IX—DEFEAT OF THE ARMADA]LECTURE I