WILLEM VAN DE VELDE THE YOUNGER
Together with his father of the same forename, Willem van de Velde the Younger was one of the finest marine artists in Europe. The following is a brief outline of his life, which is described in detail by Michael Robinson and others. Willem van de Velde the Younger was born in Leiden in 1633. The […]
Naval battles of the eighty years war
By the mid sixteenth century Habsburg Spain under King Philip II was a dominant political and military power in Europe, with a global empire which became the source of her wealth. It championed the Catholic cause and its global possessions stretched from Europe, the Americas and to the Philippines. In the 1560s, Philip II of […]