The Making of the Elizabethan Navy 1540-1590: From the Solent to the Armada

by David Loades

An account of the development of the English navy showing how the formidable force which beat the Spanish Armada was created.

When Henry VIII came to the throne in 1509 the English Navy was rather ad hoc: there were no warships as such, rather just merchant ships, hired when needed by the king, and converted for military purposes, which involved mostly the transport of troops and the support of land armies. There were no permanent dockyards...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843834928
• ISBN13: 9781843834922
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"