Cromwell's navy : the fleet and the English Revolution, 1648-1660

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Cromwell's navy : the fleet and the English Revolution, 1648-1660

Bernard Capp

Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1989

  • : pbk

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ISBN 9780198201151

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This is the first study of the navy during the English Revolution. It argues that the commonwealth navy did not, as is often assumed, stand back from domestic political controversies, but was deeply influenced by the revolutionary circumstances of its origins. The new regime saw a large and politically reliable fleet as essential to its survival, and the years after 1649 witnessed a rapid build-up and a drastic remodelling of the officer corps, with political and religious radicalism becoming major criteria in the selection of officers. The book charts the navy's central role in the struggle to win foreign recognition for the new regime, and in the wars which followed: the period saw England's first major war at sea, against the Dutch. The navy's response to political change at home, and its intervention in the Restoration crisis of 1659-60 are also examined. The social history of the navy is also considered in detail. This book provides a richly detailed insight into a neglected subject, and enhances our understanding of the Cromwellian period as a whole.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Part 1: The revolt of 1648
  • The Navy New-Modelled
  • Gunboat Diplomacy and War, 1652-1660
  • Politics and the Navy, 1649-1658
  • Part 2: Naval Officers: A Social Profile
  • The Floating Commonwealth
  • Manning the Fleet
  • Saints Afloat? Religion in the Fleet
  • Part 3: The Navy and the Restoration
  • The Legacy of the Commonwealth
  • Conclusion
  • Sources
  • Notes.
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: pbk ISBN 9780198203933

Description

This is the first study of the navy during the English Revolution. It argues that the commonwealth navy did not, as is often assumed, stand back from domestic political controversies, but was deeply influenced by the revolutionary circumstances of its origins. The new regime saw a large and politically reliable fleet as essential to its survival, and the years after 1649 witnessed a rapid build-up and a drastic remodelling of the officer corps, with political and religious radicalism becoming major criteria in the selection of officers. The book charts the navy's central role in the struggle to win foreign recognition for the new regime, and in the wars which followed: the period saw England's first major war at sea, against the Dutch. The navy's response to political change at home, and its intervention in the Restoration crisis of 1659-60 are also examined. The social history of the navy is also considered in detail. This book provides a richly detailed insight into a neglected subject, and enhances our understanding of the Cromwellian period as a whole.

Table of Contents

  • PART 1: THE REVOLT OF 1648
  • PART 2: NAVAL OFFICERS: A SOCIAL PROFILE
  • PART 3: THE NAVY AND THE RESTORATION

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