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Cromwell's Navy - The Fleet and the English Revolution, 1648-1660 (Hardcover)
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Cromwell's Navy - The Fleet and the English Revolution, 1648-1660 (Hardcover)
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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.
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