Englishmen at Sea
Title | Englishmen at Sea PDF eBook |
Author | Eleanor Hubbard |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 364 |
Release | 2021-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0300246129 |
A deeply researched, analytically rich, and vivid account of England's early maritime empire Drawing on a wealth of understudied sources, historian Eleanor Hubbard explores the labor conflicts behind the rise of the English maritime empire. Freewheeling Elizabethan privateering attracted thousands of young men to the sea, where they acquired valuable skills and a reputation for ruthlessness. Peace in 1603 forced these predatory seamen to adapt to a radically changed world, one in which they were expected to risk their lives for merchants' gain, not plunder. Merchant trading companies expected sailors to relinquish their unruly ways and to help convince overseas rulers and trading partners that the English were a courteous and trustworthy "nation." Some sailors rebelled, becoming pirates and renegades; others demanded and often received concessions and shares in new trading opportunities. Treated gently by a state that was anxious to promote seafaring in order to man the navy, these determined sailors helped to keep the sea a viable and attractive trade for Englishmen.
Englishmen at Sea
Title | Englishmen at Sea PDF eBook |
Author | Eleanor Hubbard |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 364 |
Release | 2021-11-16 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0300262558 |
A deeply researched, analytically rich, and vivid account of England's early maritime empire Drawing on a wealth of understudied sources, historian Eleanor Hubbard explores the labor conflicts behind the rise of the English maritime empire. Freewheeling Elizabethan privateering attracted thousands of young men to the sea, where they acquired valuable skills and a reputation for ruthlessness. Peace in 1603 forced these predatory seamen to adapt to a radically changed world, one in which they were expected to risk their lives for merchants' gain, not plunder. Merchant trading companies expected sailors to relinquish their unruly ways and to help convince overseas rulers and trading partners that the English were a courteous and trustworthy "nation." Some sailors rebelled, becoming pirates and renegades; others demanded and often received concessions and shares in new trading opportunities. Treated gently by a state that was anxious to promote seafaring in order to man the navy, these determined sailors helped to keep the sea a viable and attractive trade for Englishmen.
Englishmen at Sea
Title | Englishmen at Sea PDF eBook |
Author | Vincent V. White-Patarino |
Publisher | |
Pages | 502 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Sailors |
ISBN |
England's sea story, a popular record of the English navy
Title | England's sea story, a popular record of the English navy PDF eBook |
Author | Albert Lee |
Publisher | |
Pages | 358 |
Release | 1904 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Over-sea Britain
Title | Over-sea Britain PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Frederick Knight |
Publisher | |
Pages | 366 |
Release | 1908 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN |
Stirring Deeds of Britain's Sea-dogs in the Great War
Title | Stirring Deeds of Britain's Sea-dogs in the Great War PDF eBook |
Author | Harold Felix Baker Wheeler |
Publisher | |
Pages | 390 |
Release | 1916 |
Genre | World War, 1914-1918 |
ISBN |
A History of Great Britain
Title | A History of Great Britain PDF eBook |
Author | Howard Robinson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 988 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN |