Author: James GRANT (County Clerk of Banffshire.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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The Old Scots Navy from 1689 to 1710. Edited by J. Grant
Author: James GRANT (County Clerk of Banffshire.)Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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The Old Scots Navy from 1689 to 1710
Author: James GrantPublisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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The Old Scots Navy from 1689 to 1710
Author: James GrantPublisher:
ISBN: 9781559322300
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 507
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The Old Scots Navy from 1689 to 1710
Author: James GrantPublications of the Navy Records Society, Vol. 44
Author: Great Britain Navy Records SocietyPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780364047262
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Excerpt from Publications of the Navy Records Society, Vol. 44: The Old Scots Navy, From 1689 to 1710 On his return to Scotland in 1424 James gave close attention to the shipping interests of his country. At Leith he established a ship building yard, a house for marine stores and a workshop; and king's ships were built and equipped there, which were used for trade as well as for war. In 1429 James was amongst the Western Isles with one of his ships curbing his vassals there. In the same year Parliament at Perth enacted a law that each four merk land on the north and west coasts of Scotland within six miles of the sea was, in feudal service to the king, to furnish one oar. This was the nearest approach ever made in Scotland to the ship money of England. James II, his successor, introduced into Scotland gunpowder and artillery. The use of bombards or cannon as naval armament had in course a great effect in modifying the con struction of the old trireme and viking type of war vessel. Vessels were thereafter built with hulls thick enough to resist artillery, and with high forecastles to carry guns. James died in 1460, killed at the siege of Roxburgh Castle by the bursting of a cannon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Terror of the Seas?
Author: Steve MurdochPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004185682
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
This book places early modern Scottish maritime warfare in its European context. Its formidably broad range of sources sheds light on many previously little known, or unknown, aspects of naval history. It also provides many valuable new perspectives on the importance of the sea to the Scots, and of the Scots to the naval history of Great Britain.
Catalogue of the War Office Library
Author: Great Britain. War Office. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1446
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English Historical Documents
Author: Andrew BrowningPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040294405
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1002
Book Description
English Historical Documents is the most ambitious, impressive and comprehensive collection of documents on English history ever published. An authoritative work of primary evidence, each volume presents material with exemplary scholarly accuracy. Editorial comment is directed towards making sources intelligible rather than drawing conclusions from them. Full account has been taken of modern textual criticism. A general introduction to each volume portrays the character of the period under review and critical bibliographies have been added to assist further investigation. Documents collected include treaties, personal letters, statutes, military dispatches, diaries, declarations, newspaper articles, government and cabinet proceedings, orders, acts, sermons, pamphlets, agricultural instructions, charters, grants, guild regulations and voting records. Volumes are furnished with lavish extra apparatus including genealogical tables, lists of officials, chronologies, diagrams, graphs and maps.
A List of Works Relating to Scotland
Author: New York Public LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
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Bulletin of the John Rylands Library
Author: John Rylands LibraryPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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