Tempest - The Royal Navy and the Age of Revolution

James Davey tells the story of the Royal Navy across the tumultuous 1790s, showing how it became a political battleground for radical ideas. Davey reveals how sailors organized riots, strikes, petitions, and mutinies, which prompted a cynical, even brutal, response from the government?and places the navy at the center of Britain's age of revolution.

About the author

James Davey teaches at the University of Exeter. He was formerly curator of naval history at the National Maritime Museum and is the author of In Nelson's Wake: The Navy and the Napoleonic Wars.

Summary

A major new history of the Royal Navy during the tumultuous age of revolution

Product details

• Authors: James Davey, Davey James
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2023
• EAN: 9780300238273
• ISBN: 978-0-300-23827-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, France, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Europe / France, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), Naval forces & warfare, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Naval forces and warfare, 1714–1837 (Georgian period), C 1700 To C 1800