English Sea Power in the Early Tudor Period, 1485-1558
Title | English Sea Power in the Early Tudor Period, 1485-1558 PDF eBook |
Author | Elaine W. Fowler |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Pages | 78 |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780918016157 |
Folger guides provide lively, authoritative surveys of important aspects of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English cultural history. Attractively illustrated with material from contemporary documents, the Guides are designed for the general reader and are particularly valuable as enrichment resources for courses in Renaissance history and literature.
English Sea Power in the Early Tudor Period, 1485-1558
Title | English Sea Power in the Early Tudor Period, 1485-1558 PDF eBook |
Author | Elaine W. Fowler |
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Pages | 0 |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | Great Britain |
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English Sea Power in the Early Tudor Period, 1485-1558
Title | English Sea Power in the Early Tudor Period, 1485-1558 PDF eBook |
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English Sea Power in the Early Tudor Period, 1485-1558
Title | English Sea Power in the Early Tudor Period, 1485-1558 PDF eBook |
Author | Eliane W. Fowler |
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Release | 1979 |
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Tudor Sea Power
Title | Tudor Sea Power PDF eBook |
Author | David Childs |
Publisher | Seaforth Publishing |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2009-09-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1848320310 |
In the sixteenth century England turned from being an insignifcant part of an offshore island into a nation respected and feared in Europe. This was not achieved through empire building, conquest, large armies, treaties, marriage alliances, trade or any of the other traditional means of exercising power. Indeed England was successful in few of these. Instead she based her power and eventual supremacy on the creation of a standing professional navy which firstly would control her coasts and those of her rivals, and then threaten their trade around the world. This emergence of a sea-power brought with it revolutionary ship designs and new weapon-fits, all with the object of making English warships feared on the seas in which they sailed. Along with this came the absorption of new navigational skills and a breed of sailor who fought for his living. Indeed, the English were able to harness the avarice of the merchant and the ferocity of the pirate to the needs of the state to create seamen who feared God and little else. Men schooled as corsairs rose to command the state's navy and their background and self-belief defeated all who came against them. This is their story; the story of how seizing command of the sea with violent intent led to the birth of the greatest seaborne empire the world has ever seen.
English Sea in the Early Tudor Period, 1485-1558
Title | English Sea in the Early Tudor Period, 1485-1558 PDF eBook |
Author | Elaine W. Fowler |
Publisher | |
Pages | 70 |
Release | 1979 |
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English/British Naval History to 1815
Title | English/British Naval History to 1815 PDF eBook |
Author | Eugene L. Rasor |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 900 |
Release | 2004-10-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0313073112 |
The English/British have always been known as the sailor race with hearts of oak: the Royal Navy as the Senior Service and First Line of Defense. It facilitated the motto: The sun never set on the British Empire. The Royal Navy has exerted a powerful influence on Great Britain, its Empire, Europe, and, ultimately, the world. This superior annotated bibliography supplies entries that explore the influence of the English/British Navy through its history. This survey will provide a major reference guide for students and scholars at all levels. It incorporates evaluative, qualitative, and critical analysis processes, the essence of historical scholarship. Each one of the 4,124 annotated entries is evaluated, assessed, analyzed, integrated, and incorporated into the historiographical scholarship.