Year: 2013 Language: english Author: Susan Rose Genre: History Publisher: Pen & Sword Books, Ltd. Edition: First ISBN: 9781473853546 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 330 Description: We often think of England in terms of Shakespeare's "precious stone set in a silver sea," safe behind its watery ramparts with its naval strength resisting all invaders. To the English of an earlier period - from the 8th to the 11th centuries - such a notion would have seemed absurd. To them, the sea was not a defensive wall, but a highway by which successive waves of invaders arrived, bringing destruction and fear in their wake. Drawing from a wide range of sources, England's Medieval Navy, 1066-1509 looks at the ways in which English kings after the Norman Conquest learned to use the Navy of England - a term which at this time included all vessels, Royal or private, no matter what their purpose - to increase the safety and prosperity of the kingdom. Within this narrative, Susan Rose describes the design and building of ships and harbour facilities, the development of navigation and ship handling, as well as the world of the English seaman. Comparisons with the navies of England's closest neighbours, particularly France and Scotland, are also made, while notable battles such as Damme, Dover, Sluys, and La Rochelle are included to explain the development of tactics and arms during the period. England's Medieval Navy, 1066-1509 is a lucid and illuminating account that shows how the unspoken aim of successive monarchs was to begin building "the wall" of England – its naval defenses – with a success that would become apparent in later centuries.
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England's Medieval Navy from 1066 to 1509
Language: english
Author: Susan Rose
Genre: History
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books, Ltd.
Edition: First
ISBN: 9781473853546
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 330
Description: We often think of England in terms of Shakespeare's "precious stone set in a silver sea," safe behind its watery ramparts with its naval strength resisting all invaders.
To the English of an earlier period - from the 8th to the 11th centuries - such a notion would have seemed absurd. To them, the sea was not a defensive wall, but a highway by which successive waves of invaders arrived, bringing destruction and fear in their wake.
Drawing from a wide range of sources, England's Medieval Navy, 1066-1509 looks at the ways in which English kings after the Norman Conquest learned to use the Navy of England - a term which at this time included all vessels, Royal or private, no matter what their purpose - to increase the safety and prosperity of the kingdom.
Within this narrative, Susan Rose describes the design and building of ships and harbour facilities, the development of navigation and ship handling, as well as the world of the English seaman. Comparisons with the navies of England's closest neighbours, particularly France and Scotland, are also made, while notable battles such as Damme, Dover, Sluys, and La Rochelle are included to explain the development of tactics and arms during the period.
England's Medieval Navy, 1066-1509 is a lucid and illuminating account that shows how the unspoken aim of successive monarchs was to begin building "the wall" of England – its naval defenses – with a success that would become apparent in later centuries.
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