An examination of the form and significance of the 56 short narratives of Ramon Gomez de la Serna, based on a review of his own theoretical views on narrative, derived from his essays, prologues and vignettes, related in turn to theories of the modern novella developed by Gillespie et al.

Attitudes in Spain towards Philip II's imperialism, A.I.Watson; Armada myths - the formative phase, F.Fernandez Armesto; the ships of the Spanish Armada, C.Martin; Spanish Armada gun policy and procurement, I.A.A.Thompson; the requirements of the Duke of Parma for the conquest of England, H.O'Donnell; the role of the Dutch fleet in the conflict of 1588, J.C.A.Schokkenbroek; the weather of north-west Europe during the summer and autumn of 1588, S.Daultrey; Irish wrecks of the great Armada - the testimony of the survivors, D.Higueras & M.P.San Pio; the Armada of 1588 reflected in serious and popular literature of the period, P.Gallagher & D.W.Cruickshank. Appendix I: the "nueva coleccion documental de las hostilidades entre Espana e Inglaterra (1568-1604)". Appendix II: a note on cuellar and his letter, D.W.Cruickshank & P.Gallagher; Francisco de Cuellar, carta de uno que fue en la Armada de Ingalaterra y cuenta la jornada, a critical edition prepared, D.W.Cruickshank and P.Gallagher; Francisco de Cuellar, letter from one who sailed, a new annotated translation of Cuellar's Carta, P.Gallagher and D.W.Cruickshank; Antonio Gonzalez-Guerrero, Carta irlandesa, P.Gallagher.