Englad's Sea Empire, 1550-1642

ISBN-13: 9781032577104 / Angielski

David B. Quinn; A. N. Ryan

Opis

First published in 1983, England’s Sea Empire explores the relationships between the increase of English merchant shipping, the growth of naval power and the early experiments in overseas trade and colonisation.

Spis treści

Editor’s Preface List of Maps An Introduction Bibliographical Essay 1. Trade and Discovery Overseas, 1550-1585 2. The Making of a Navy 3. New Worlds and the Old in Foreign Policy and Strategy to 1585 4. Honour, Safety and Profit, 1585-1604 5. Plunder and Exploration in Time of War, 1585-1604 6. Beginnings of Imperial Expansion, 1604-1624 7. Economic and Colonial Problems of a divided Society, 1624-1642 8. Ships and Money, 1604-1642 A Note in Conclusion Index

O autorze

David B. Quinn and A. N. Ryan