England's Maritime Empire: Seapower, Commerce and Policy 1490-1690

by Loades, David M.

• ISBN13: 9780582356283
• ISBN10: 0582356288
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This ambitious new study looks at England's rise as a great maritime power during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Loades considers the development of Tudor maritime policy and shows how there was a crucial "turning point" when English government began to take a proactive role in the commercial fortunes of the country. He also shows how England's accelerating seapower was made possible by commercial changes in Europe. The study considers other important themes including:<>- The Maritime revolution 1550-1558<>- The Commonwealth and Naval Policy<>- The Restoration Navy<>- Later 17th Century Colonial Expansion

Table of Contents

Maps	vi
Preface	x
Introduction: the medieval Empire	1	(23)
The Crown and the mercantile community, 1490-1547	24	(27)
The Antwerp crisis and the search for new markets, 1547-1558	51	(28)
Trade, privateering and new priorities, 1558-1570	79	(30)
War and colonial initiatives, 1570-1604	109	(28)
The City of London, the New World and the navy, 1604-1650	137	(29)
The commercial and naval policies of the Commonwealth, 1650-1660	166	(22)
The navy as an instrument of policy, 1660-1690	188	(27)
Colonial and commercial expansion, 1660-1690	215	(37)
Conclusion: England as a Great Power	244	(8)
Select bibliography	252	(11)
Index	263