QUEEN'S PIRATES

Author: Jaime Said
Publisher: Universo de Letras / Planeta
Format: Paperback
Spanish
Genre: Historical fiction novel
Publication date: March 2026
Second edition: 2026
Number of pages: 268
Dimensions: 22.80 x 15.20 cm
ISBN 13: 9788410461109
Reference store price: CH$ 24,990

Synopsis

In the 16th century, while Spain dominated the seas and received ships laden with gold and silver from the Americas, Queen Elizabeth I of England found a bold and dangerous way to challenge that power: granting letters of marque to her most feared sailors. Thus were born the great English privateers, men protected by the Crown who attacked ships, plundered ports, and weakened the Spanish Empire in the name of England.

Pirates of the Queen revives that world of ambition, naval warfare, political intrigue, and violence on the high seas. Its pages feature legendary figures such as Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Sir Thomas Cavendish, celebrated as heroes by the English aristocracy but remembered by Spain as ruthless pirates who burned ships, attacked colonies, and sowed terror on the trade routes of the New World.

Jaime Said crafts a historical novel that reveals both the epic and dark sides of these men. Behind the knighthoods, riches, and imperial glory, a story unfolds marked by plunder, betrayal, ambition, propaganda, and clashes between empires.

The novel takes the reader across the world's oceans during a time when the line between hero and criminal depended on the country telling the story. For England, these privateers were instruments of expansion and national pride. For Spain, they were brutal enemies who attacked its ships, ports, and colonies.

The Queen's Pirates is a historical action novel that combines maritime adventure, power, greed, and a critical look at the construction of imperial heroes. It's an intense story about pirates turned knights and a queen who knew how to use privateering as a political weapon against the most powerful empire of her time.

Why read this book?

Because it combines adventure, history, political intrigue, and naval warfare in a novel that reveals the less romantic side of English privateers. It is ideal for readers interested in Elizabethan England, the Spanish Empire, pirates, maritime exploration, and the great power struggles of the 16th century.

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