LEADER 00000cam 2200565Ki 4500
001 on1032071173
003 OCoLC
005 20180801103811.4
006 m o d
007 cr cnu---unuuu
008 180424s2017 enkab ob 001 0 eng d
020 9781848324015|q(electronic bk.)
020 1848324014|q(electronic bk.)
035 (OCoLC)1032071173
040 N$T|beng|erda|epn|cN$T|dYDX|dOCLCO|dOCL
043 e-uk---
049 GTKE
050 4 DA86|b.D38 2017eb
082 04 359/.0094109032|223
100 1 Davies, J. D.,|eauthor.
245 10 Kings of the sea :|bCharles II, James II and the Royal
Navy /|cJD Davies.
264 1 Barnsley :|bSeaforth Publishing,|c2017.
264 4 |c©2017
300 1 online resource (288 pages) :|billustrations, maps
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 computer|bc|2rdamedia
338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-281) and
index.
505 00 |g1.|tThe Stuarts and the Sea I: The Inheritance --|g2.
|tCivil War and Restoration --|g3.|tHis Majesty's Ships I
--|g4.|tHis Majesty's Ships II --|g5.|tThe Royal Yachts --
|g6.|tGoverning the Navy --|g7.|tThe Precursors of
Hornblower --|g8.|tThe Sovereignty of the Sea --|g9.|tThe
Dominion of the Oceans --|g10.|tWarlords --|g11.
|tInglorious Revolution --|g12.|tThe Stuarts and the Sea
II: The `Jacobite Navy'.
520 "It has always been widely accepted that the Stuart kings,
Charles II and James II, had an interest in the navy and
more generally in the sea. Their enthusiastic delight in
sailing, for instance, is often cited as marking the
establishment of yachting in England. The major naval
developments in their reigns on the other hand
developments that effectively turned the Royal Navy into a
permanent, professional fighting force for the first time
have traditionally been attributed to Samuel Pepys. This
new book, based on a wide range of new and previously
neglected evidence, presents a provocative new theory:
that the creation of the proper Royal Navy was in fact due
principally to the Stuart brothers, particularly Charles
II, who is presented here, not as the lazy monarch
neglectful of the detail of government, but as a king with
an acute and detailed interest in naval affairs. The
author also demonstrates that Charles Stuart predecessors
were far more directly involved in naval matters than has
usually been allowed, and proves that Charles and James
command of ship design and other technical matters went
well beyond the bounds of dilettante enthusiasm. It is
shown how Charles in particular, intervened in ship design
discussions at a highly technical level; how the brothers
were principally responsible for the major reforms that
established a permanent naval profession; and how they
personally sponsored important expeditions and projects
such as Greenvile Collins survey of British waters. The
book also reassesses James II s record as a fighting
admiral. It is a fascinating journey into the world of the
Stuart navy and shows how the Kings of the Sea were
absolutely central to the development of its ships, their
deployment and the officer corps which commanded them; it
offers a major reassessment of that dynasty s involvement
in naval warfare"-- Publisher description.
588 0 Print version record.
600 07 Karl|bII.|cEngland, König|d1630-1685.|2gnd
600 07 Jakob|bII.|cEngland, König|d1633-1701.|2gnd
610 10 Great Britain.|bRoyal Navy|xHistory.
610 17 Great Britain.|bRoyal Navy.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00529487
648 7 1603-1714|2fast
650 7 Marine.|2gnd
650 7 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Marine & Naval.|2bisacsh
650 7 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science.|2bisacsh
651 0 Great Britain|xHistory, Naval|yStuarts, 1603-1714.
651 7 Great Britain.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204623
651 7 England.|2gnd
655 7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628
655 7 Naval history.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411632
655 7 Bibliografie.|0(DE-588)4006432-3|2gnd
776 08 |iPrint version:|aDavies, J. D.|tKings of the sea.
|dBarnsley : Seaforth Publishing, 2017|z1848324006
|w(OCoLC)968166423
914 on1032071173
994 92|bGTK
