Author: Henry MainwaringPublisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Life and Works of Sir Henry Mainwaring (vol. 1).
Author: Henry MainwaringPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Life and Works of Sir Henry Mainwaring
Author: G.E. ManwaringPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000949052
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
After an early career in piracy, Mainwaring became one of the most prominent senior officers under James I and Charles I. He took part in most of the naval operations of the period, and during and after the Civil War served with the Royalist Navy. In this volume are printed Mainwaring’s essay ‘Of the Beginnings, Practices and Suppression of Pirates’ (a subject on which he could write with authority), his Seaman’s Dictionary, and a number of other papers by or about him.
The Life and Works of Sir Henry Mainwaring
Author: Sir Henry ManwayringPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The Life and Works of Sir Henry Mainwaring
Author: Sir Henry ManwayringPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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The Life and Works of Sir Henry Mainwaring
Author: Henry Mainwaring (Sir)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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The Life and Works of Sir Henry Mainwaring
Author: W. G. PerrinPublisher:
ISBN: 9780785539841
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Life and Works of Sir Henry Mainwaring
Author: Sir Henry ManwayringPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages :
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Sovereign of the Seas
Author: James SephtonPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445620421
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
The definitive, meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated story of the most magnificent, yet controversial, warship in English history.
Navy Board Ship Models
Author: Nick BallPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526701138
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
A beautifully illustrated history of the early ship models of the Royal Navy that are prized today as works of art. From about the middle of the seventeenth century, the Royal Navy’s administrators began to commission models of their ships that were accurately detailed and, for the first time, systematically to scale. These developed a recognized style, which included features like the unplanked lower hull with a simplified pattern of framing that emphasized the shape of the underwater body. Exquisitely crafted, these were always rare and highly prized objects—indeed, Samuel Pepys expressed a profound desire to own one, and today they are widely regarded as the acme of the ship modeler’s art. Today, examples are the highlights of collections across the world, valued both as art objects and as potential historical evidence on matters of ship design. However, it was only recently that researchers began to investigate the circumstances of their construction, their function, and the identities of those who made them. This book, by two curators who have worked on the world’s largest collection of these models at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England, summarizes the current state of knowledge, outlines important discoveries, and applies this newfound understanding to many of the finest models in the collection. As befits its subject, Navy Board Ship Models is visually striking, with numerous color photographs that make it as attractive as it is informative to anyone with an interest in modelmaking or historic ships.
Pirates of Barbary
Author: Adrian TinniswoodPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101445319
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
The stirring story of the seventeenth-century pirates of the Mediterranean-the forerunners of today's bandits of the seas-and how their conquests shaped the clash between Christianity and Islam. It's easy to think of piracy as a romantic way of life long gone-if not for today's frightening headlines of robbery and kidnapping on the high seas. Pirates have existed since the invention of commerce itself, but they reached the zenith of their power during the 1600s, when the Mediterranean was the crossroads of the world and pirates were the scourge of Europe and the glory of Islam. They attacked ships, enslaved crews, plundered cargoes, enraged governments, and swayed empires, wreaking havoc from Gibraltar to the Holy Land and beyond. Historian and author Adrian Tinniswood brings alive this dynamic chapter in history, where clashes between pirates of the East-Tunis, Algiers, and Tripoli-and governments of the West-England, France, Spain, and Venice-grew increasingly intense and dangerous. In vivid detail, Tinniswood recounts the brutal struggles, glorious triumphs, and enduring personalities of the pirates of the Barbary Coast, and how their maneuverings between the Muslim empires and Christian Europe shed light on the religious and moral battles that still rage today. As Tinniswood notes in Pirates of Barbary, "Pirates are history." In this fascinating and entertaining book, he reveals that the history of piracy is also the history that shaped our modern world.