The Resource Kings of the sea : Charles II, James II and the Royal Navy, JD Davies
Kings of the sea : Charles II, James II and the Royal Navy, JD Davies
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- Summary
- "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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (288 pages)
- Contents
-
- 5.
- The Royal Yachts
- 6.
- Governing the Navy
- 7.
- The Precursors of Hornblower
- 8.
- The Sovereignty of the Sea
- 9.
- The Dominion of the Oceans
- 1.
- 10.
- Warlords
- 11.
- Inglorious Revolution
- 12.
- The Stuarts and the Sea II: The J̀acobite Navy'
- The Stuarts and the Sea I: The Inheritance
- 2.
- Civil War and Restoration
- 3.
- His Majesty's Ships I
- 4.
- His Majesty's Ships II
- Isbn
- 9781848324015
- Label
- Kings of the sea : Charles II, James II and the Royal Navy
- Title
- Kings of the sea
- Title remainder
- Charles II, James II and the Royal Navy
- Statement of responsibility
- JD Davies
- Subject
-
- Bibliografie
- Electronic books
- England
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Stuarts, 1603-1714
- Great Britain, Royal Navy
- Great Britain, Royal Navy -- History
- History
- Jakob, II., England, König, 1633-1701
- Marine
- Naval history
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Marine & Naval
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science
- Karl, II., England, König, 1630-1685
- 1603-1714
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Davies, J. D
- Dewey number
- 359/.0094109032
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DA86
- LC item number
- .D38 2017eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Karl
- Jakob
- Great Britain
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Marine & Naval
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science
- Great Britain
- Marine
- England
- Label
- Kings of the sea : Charles II, James II and the Royal Navy, JD Davies
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-281) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 5.
- The Royal Yachts
- 6.
- Governing the Navy
- 7.
- The Precursors of Hornblower
- 8.
- The Sovereignty of the Sea
- 9.
- The Dominion of the Oceans
- 1.
- 10.
- Warlords
- 11.
- Inglorious Revolution
- 12.
- The Stuarts and the Sea II: The J̀acobite Navy'
- The Stuarts and the Sea I: The Inheritance
- 2.
- Civil War and Restoration
- 3.
- His Majesty's Ships I
- 4.
- His Majesty's Ships II
- Control code
- 1032071173
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (288 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781848324015
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps.
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1032071173
- Label
- Kings of the sea : Charles II, James II and the Royal Navy, JD Davies
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-281) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 5.
- The Royal Yachts
- 6.
- Governing the Navy
- 7.
- The Precursors of Hornblower
- 8.
- The Sovereignty of the Sea
- 9.
- The Dominion of the Oceans
- 1.
- 10.
- Warlords
- 11.
- Inglorious Revolution
- 12.
- The Stuarts and the Sea II: The J̀acobite Navy'
- The Stuarts and the Sea I: The Inheritance
- 2.
- Civil War and Restoration
- 3.
- His Majesty's Ships I
- 4.
- His Majesty's Ships II
- Control code
- 1032071173
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (288 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781848324015
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps.
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1032071173
Subject
- Bibliografie
- Electronic books
- England
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Stuarts, 1603-1714
- Great Britain, Royal Navy
- Great Britain, Royal Navy -- History
- History
- Jakob, II., England, König, 1633-1701
- Marine
- Naval history
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Marine & Naval
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science
- Karl, II., England, König, 1630-1685
- 1603-1714
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