UID:
almafu_9961004249002883
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 244 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-282-98790-9
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9786612987908
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1-84615-743-9
Content:
An account of the development of the English navy showing how the formidable force which beat the Spanish Armada was created. When Henry VIII came to the throne in 1509 the English Navy was rather ad hoc: there were no warships as such, rather just merchant ships, hired when needed by the king, and converted for military purposes, which involved mostly the transport of troops and the support of land armies. There were no permanent dockyards and no admiralty or other standing institutions to organise naval affairs. Throughout the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary, and theearly part of the reign of Elizabeth, all this changed, so that by the 1580s England had permanent dockyards, and permanent naval administrative institutions, and was able to send warships capable of fighting at sea to attack theSpanish in the Caribbean and in Spain itself, and able to confront the Spanish Armada with a formidable fleet. This book provides a thorough account of the development of the English navy in this period, showing how the formidableforce which beat the Spanish Armada was created. It covers technological, administrative and operational developments, in peace and war, and provides full accounts of the various battles and other naval actions. David Loadesis Honorary Research Professor, University of Sheffield, Professor Emeritus, University of Wales, Bangor, and a member of the Centre for British and Irish Studies, University of Oxford. He has published over 20 books, including"The Tudor Navy" (1992).
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Feb 2023).
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FRONTCOVER; CONTENTS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Map showing the navy's presence in the Channel, and the battles that resulted.; Map showing the English presence in Southern Scotland.; INTRODUCTION The King's Ships; CHAPTER ONE Operations, 1544-1547; CHAPTER TWO The Council for Marine Causes; CHAPTER THREE The Navy of Edward VI; CHAPTER FOUR The Navy of Mary, and of Philip and Mary; CHAPTER FIVE The First Decade of Elizabeth; CHAPTER SIX The Navy and the Maritime Community; CHAPTER SEVEN Money; CHAPTER EIGHT Towards War; CHAPTER NINE War; CHAPTER TEN Epilogue; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
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BACKCOVER
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84383-492-8
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781846157431
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781846157431/type/BOOK
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