The Grove of Eagles Author:Winston Graham A dramatic novel of Elizabeth's England and the second Spanish Armada. It is set primarily in Cornwall between 1578 and 1598, during the reign of Elizabeth 1. As well as portraying typical lives, especially social and economic issues of people living then, it tackles political and military scenarios. It is told in the voice of the oldest and bas... more »e-born son of a somewhat dissolute major property owner in what is now Falmouth.« less