Founded Upon the Seas - A Narrative of Some English Maritime Overseas Enterprises During

Klappentext A clear and concise historical account of Elizabethan and Stuart maritime achievements and the personalities of leading contemporary explorers. Zusammenfassung One of the many interests of the British scholar Sir Walter Oakeshott was Elizabethan exploration! which he examines in this volume! first published in 1942. Oakeshott describes the military and exploratory achievements of the Elizabethan and Stuart navy in this clear and concise historical account. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. New worlds for old; 2. North-East Passage; 3. John Hawkins in the West Indies; 4. King Philip, John Hawkins, and the Scottish matter; 5. Drake in the Caribbean and Pacific; 6. The West Indian expedition of 1585 and the expedition to Cadiz; 7. Virginia: the planners and pioneers; 8. The Armada and after; 9. The last Elizabethan and the first American; Notes; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Oakeshott, Walter Oakeshott, Oakeshott Walter
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.09.2010
• EAN: 9781108013420
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01342-0
• No. of pages: 242
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; England, European History, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), maritime history, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600