Download or read book Armies of the Sixteenth Century: The armies of England, Scotland, Ireland, the United Provinces, and the Spanish Netherlands, 1487-1609 written by Ian Heath and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the reigns of Henry VII, Henry VIII, and Elizabeth I England was involved in a constant series of conflicts with Ireland and Scotland, and frequently sent expeditions to the territories now known as Belgium and the Netherlands to keep the Spanish and French at bay.