| Description |
xx, 316 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
England was being transformed economically by the astonishing discoveries of the New World and of direct sea routes to Asia. At the start of the century, England was hardly involved in the wider world and London remained a gloomy, introverted medieval city. But as the century progressed something extraordinary happened, which placed London at the center of the world stage forever. In an explosion of energy, English ships were suddenly found all over the world--trading with Russia and the Levant, exploring Virginia and the Arctic, and fanning out across the Indian Ocean. The people who made this possible--the families, the guild members, the money-men who were willing to risk huge sums and sometimes their own lives in pursuit of the rare, exotic, and desirable--are as interesting as any of those at court. Their ambitions fueled a new view of the world--initiating a long era of trade and empire, the consequences of which still resonate today. |
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Company of Merchant Adventurers of England.
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Merchants -- England -- London -- History -- 16th century.
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London (England) -- Commerce -- History -- 16th century.
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London (England) -- Civilization -- 16th century.
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Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603.
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Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
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| ISBN |
9781620408216 |
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162040821X |
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