Author: Eleanor Hubbard
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300246129
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
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
Author: Eleanor Hubbard
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300246129
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300246129
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
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
Author: Eleanor Hubbard
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300262558
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300262558
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
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
Author: Vincent V. White-Patarino
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sailors
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sailors
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
England's sea story, a popular record of the English navy
Over-sea Britain
Author: Edward Frederick Knight
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Stirring Deeds of Britain's Sea-dogs in the Great War
Author: Harold Felix Baker Wheeler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
A History of Great Britain
Author: Howard Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
The Victorian Empire and Britain's Maritime World, 1837-1901
Author: M. Taylor
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137312661
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
A wide-ranging new survey of the role of the sea in Britain's global presence in the 19th century. Mostly at peace, but sometimes at war, Britain grew as a maritime empire in the Victorian era. This collection looks at British sea-power as a strategic, moral and cultural force.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137312661
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
A wide-ranging new survey of the role of the sea in Britain's global presence in the 19th century. Mostly at peace, but sometimes at war, Britain grew as a maritime empire in the Victorian era. This collection looks at British sea-power as a strategic, moral and cultural force.
The Social History of English Seamen, 1485-1649
Author: Cheryl A. Fury
Publisher: DS Brewer
ISBN: 1843836890
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Investigates the lives of common sailors engaged in commerce, exploration, privateering and piracy, and naval actions during Tudor and Stuart periods.
Publisher: DS Brewer
ISBN: 1843836890
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Investigates the lives of common sailors engaged in commerce, exploration, privateering and piracy, and naval actions during Tudor and Stuart periods.
English Reprints the Last Fight of the Revenge at Sea
Author: Walter Raleigh
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382127083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382127083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.