1. The Development of Sea Power, 1649–1815

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of illustrations viii
4. List of contributors ix
5. List of abbreviations xii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. The Development of Sea Power, 1649–1815 5
8. 2. Naval Seamen, 1650–1700 33
9. 3. Officers and Men of the Navy, 1660–1815 51
10. 4. The Impact of Warfare on Naval Wives and Women 71
11. 5. Officers, Shipboard Boys and Courts Martial for Sodomy and Indecency in the Georgian Navy 89
12. 6. Health Provision in the Royal Navy, 1650–1815 107
13. 7. The Origins and Careers of English Merchant Seamen in the Late Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries 129
14. 8. Private Enterprise, Public Policy and the Development of Britain’s Seafaring Workforce, 1650–1815 147
15. 9. Jack Tar’s Food: Masculine Self-fashioning in the Age of Sail 183
16. 10. Pirates, Privateers and Buccaneers: The Changing Face of English Piracy from the 1650s to the 1720s 213
17. Conclusion 231
18. Bibliography 237
19. Index 263