1st Edition
The Tudor Navy An Administrative, Political and Military History
By David Loades
Copyright 1992
328 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Tudor Navy is a subject which is very unevenly known. The last significant general histories were written at the end of the last century. Since then much detailed research has been undertaken, particularly on the Armada, the end of Henry VIII's reign and the early Elizabethan period. As a result, it has been generally thought that the navy went through a series of booms and slumps during the... Read more
Introduction; the medieval background; early Tudor developments, 1485-1520; administration, equipment and services, 1520-1547; the navy in action, 1520-1547; the navy and seafaring policy, 1547-1558; policy, administration and finance, 1558-1588; ships at sea, 1558-1588; the Armada and after. Note on the naming of ships.
Biography
David Loades
’...this is a major contribution both to British naval history and to that of the Tudor state' Archives 'This is a valuable and, in its field, indispensable book.' History 'All students of Tudor government and English seafaring will need to consult this important book by David Loades', American Historical Review 'This work is destined to remain a standard for the forseeable future.' International Bibliography of Military History
