Author: Paul Brown
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 1472854977
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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With over 250 images, this is a highly illustrated history of the ships and operations of the Royal Navy during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. During the 70 years spanned by the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, the Royal Navy has changed out of all recognition. Its status as a superpower navy with worldwide bases and operations has been eclipsed, but it remains a powerful force because of its potency if not its size. Maritime history author Paul Brown takes us through each decade in turn, outlining the key events and developments, and charting the changes to the size, structure and capabilities of the Navy. Fully illustrated with over 250 color and black and white images, this book also provides a stunning visual record of the ships and operations that featured most prominently in each decade.
Author: John Barrow
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368877917
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 518
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1845.
Author: C.S. Knighton
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317145038
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 818
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This is the first general selection from the substantial body of surviving documents about Elizabeth’s navy. It is a companion to The Navy of Edward VI and Mary I (Vol.157 in the NRS Series), where the apparatus serving both volumes was printed, and it complements the other NRS volumes that deal specifically with the Spanish Armada. This collection concentrates (though not exclusively so) on the early years of Elizabeth’s reign when there was no formal war. From 1558-1585 the navy was involved in a number of small-scale campaigns, pursuit of pirates and occasional shows of force. The documents selected emphasize the financial and administrative processes that supported these operations, such as mustering, victualing, demobilisation, and ship maintenance and repair. The fleet varied in size from about 30 to 45 ships during the period and a vast amount of maintenance and repair was required. The main component of the volume is the massively detailed Navy Treasurer's account for 1562-3 which is followed by and collated with the corresponding Exchequer Account. The documents illustrate just how efficiently the dockyards functioned. They were one of the great early Elizabethan achievements.
Author: Richard Hargreaves
Publisher: Pitkin
ISBN: 9781841658384
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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This is a beautifully illustrated guidebook to HMS Queen Elizabeth – the biggest and most powerful warship ever constructed for the Royal Navy. It is named in honour of the first Queen Elizabeth, a renowned World War I era super-dreadnought. Capable of carrying up to 60 aircraft, HMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest British warship ever built. At 280m, it is longer than the Houses of Parliament (265m) and the the Spinnaker Tower (170m) in Portsmouth where it is based. The new Queen Elizabeth class carrier is 35 times the size of Nelson’s famous flagship HMS Victory and four times her length. Launched in 2014 at Rosyth by Her Majesty the Queen, it was completed in 2017 and will be fully operational by 2020. HMS Queen Elizabeth is one of the most advanced warships ever built by the Royal Navy and will be on operations for the next 50 years. The aircraft carrier represents a new era for the Royal Navy and British naval warfare.
Author: David Childs
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612519369
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
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For all the romantic mythology surrounding the court of Queen Elizabeth I, the financial underpinning of the reign of ‘Gloriana’ was decidedly sordid. Elizabeth’s policy of seizing foreign assets made her popular at home but drew her into a partnership with pirates who preyed on the state’s foes and friends alike, being rewarded or punished depending on how much of a cut the Queen received, rather than the legitimacy of their action. For this reason the rule of law at sea was arbitrary and almost non-existent. Even those, such as the Lord Admiral and the Court of Admiralty, who were tasked with policing the seas and eliminating piracy, managed their own pirate fleets. While honest merchants could rail and protest, the value to the exchequer of this dubious income was enormous, often equaling, on an annual basis, the input from all other sources such as taxation or customs dues. Moreover, the practice of piracy taught English seamen how to fight and, when the nation was at its greatest peril, in 1588, it was pirates who kept the Spanish Armada away from invading the English coast. Charles Howard, commander of the British forces, Richard Grenville, Walter Raleigh and Francis Drake, were all pirates who became ‘admirals all for England’s sake’, and were well rewarded by the Queen for their exploits. This highly original book argues that the deeply ingrained piratical and self-interested approach to naval warfare by these English captains almost allowed the Armada to succeed. A radical reassessment of Elizabethan maritime history, Pirate Nation makes this and a number of other startling revelations about the myth and the reality of Elizabethan naval policy. A highly readable work, this radical reappraisal of Elizabethan maritime practice offers provocative insights about some of the most cherished events in British history.
Author: John Barrow
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Author: John Barrow
Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Author: Bennet Copplestone
Publisher:
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Author: United States
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Category : Naval law
Languages : en
Pages : 820
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Author: Paul E. J. Hammer
Publisher: Red Globe Press
ISBN: 0333919432
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The human and financial cost of war between 1544 and 1604 strained English government and society to their limits. Paul E. J. Hammer offers a new narrative of these wars which weaves together developments on land and sea. Combining original work and a synthesis of existing research, Hammer explores how the government of Elizabeth I overhauled English strategy and weapons to create forces capable of confronting the might of Habsburg Spain.
