England and the Discovery of America, 1481-1620 - From the Bristol Voyages of the Fifteenth Century to the Pilgrim Settlement at Playmouth: The Exploration, Exploitation and Trial-and-Error Colonization of North America by the English

First published in 1974, England and the Discovery of America places the early explorations of the English in North America in the broad context of 15th and 16th century history.

Sommario

Acknowledgements Foreword A List of Footnote Abbreviations 1. The Argument for the English Discovery of America Between 1480 and 1494 2. The Atlantic Perspective 3. England and the Atlantic 4. The Conquest of the Atlantic 5. Sebastian Cabot and English Exploration 6. Henry VIII and Western Voyaging 7. Sailors and the Sea in Elizabethan England 8. Edward Hayes and the Americas 9. A Portuguese Pilot in the English Service 10. Some Spanish Reactions to Elizabethan Colonial Ventures 11. The Failure of Ralegh's American Colonies 12. England and the St. Lawrence, 1577-1602 13. The First Pilgrims 14. The English Catholics and America, 1581-1633 15. Thomas Harriot and the Virginia Voyages of 1602 16. "Virginians" on the Thames in 1603 17. The Lost Colony in Myth and Reality, 1586-1625 18. The Road to Jamestown Summary Epilogue A Bibliography of Books and Articles on American Exploration and Colonization Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David B. Quinn
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032577197
• ISBN: 978-1-032-57719-7
• Pagine: 543
• Peso: 453 g
• Serie: Routledge Revivals
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; HISTORY / General, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / General, HISTORY / Historical Geography, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Colonialism & imperialism, Economic history, Medieval History, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, History of the Americas, History and Archaeology