Robert Gardiner

In the Many Successive Practises: and Succesles Attempts of the Hamiltons to Gaine the Crowne of Scotland ...

A Progenie, of Prodiges: Or, Treasons; Arraigned, Convicted: and Condemned, Discovered

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Memoir of Admiral Sir Graham Moore, G. C. B. , G. C. M. G. - Primary Source Edition

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Memoir of Admiral Sir Graham Moore, G.C.B., G.C.M.G

Brian Lavery

Although purpose-built fighting ships had existed earlier, the principal characteristics of the classic sailing warship were only defined in the mid-seventeenth century, when the emergence of strong central governments, as in Cromwell's Commonwealth or the France of Louis XIV, combined with the novel line-ahead tactics to produce for the first time national fleets of reasonably similar line-of-battle ships. As the battleship became more distinct, the need for a specialized cruising ship became apparent - particularly as warfare became more global - and from this the frigate was born. Gradually during the period, myriad types of crafts were adapted for naval use and the central emphasis of this volume is on the increasing specialization of the fleet and the evolution of each ship type, down to the period when the installation of the steam engine sparked another revolution in tactics and technology.

The Sailing Warship 1650-1840

The Line of Battle

Directing Constables, Headboroughs, Tithingmen, Church-wardens, Overseers of the Poor, Surveyors of the Highways, and Scavengers, in the Duty of Their Offices, According to the Power Allowed Them by the Laws: Wherein the Constable's Duty, Relating to the Passing of Rogues, Vagabonds, and Sturdy Beggards, is Fully Set Forth. To which are Added, An Abstract of an Act, 12 Q. A. Relating to Rogues, Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars. [An Abstract] of an Act, for Preventing Riots,&c. [An Abstract] of an Act for Punishing Robberies Committed in Houses. [An Abstract]of an Act for Preventing Mischiefs by Fire

The Complete Constable

Richard W. Unger

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The Sailing Ship, 1000-1650

Cogs, Caravels and Galleons

Cogs, Caravels and Galleons traces the development of seagoing vessels from the traditions of late antiquity to the all important emergence of the three-masted ship, undoubtedly the most significant innovation in the history of shipping before the steam engine. Without the three-masted ship the European age of exploration and expansion is almost inconceivable and there is no doubt that the subsequent evolution of the world would have been markedly different. In recent years much original research has been done in this field, based on both documentary sources and archaeology, but this is the first overall synthesis of the new material now available. The main chapters are devoted to the principal ship types, explaining the latest thinking on the characteristics of cogs, caravels, hulks and so forth that have caused scholarly debate for decades. There are also more general sections on essential background subjects like construction and guns and gunnery, as well as pertinent essays on the evidence - from documentary sources, contemporary illustrations and archaeology. All the contributors are the foremost experts in their fields, but in presenting the fruits of their research at an approachable level, Cogs, Caravels and Galleons is a pioneering work in this area of maritime history.

Robert Gardiner

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