Memoirs of the Naval Worthies of Queen Elizabeth's Reign: Of Their Gallant Deeds, Daring Adventures, and Services, in the Infant State of the British NavyJ. Murray, 1845 - 495 pages |
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... Naval Revision say , that Henry VIII . laid the foundation of the navy of England - that he instituted an Admiralty and a Navy Board : if so , how happened it that there was no vestige of either of them when Queen Elizabeth came to the ...
... Naval Revision say , that Henry VIII . laid the foundation of the navy of England - that he instituted an Admiralty and a Navy Board : if so , how happened it that there was no vestige of either of them when Queen Elizabeth came to the ...
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... naval power of England was so much diminished that 14,000l . only was allowed for its repairs and vic- tuals for one year ; and but 10,000l . a - year would afterwards support all its charges . " In the fleet against the Armada ...
... naval power of England was so much diminished that 14,000l . only was allowed for its repairs and vic- tuals for one year ; and but 10,000l . a - year would afterwards support all its charges . " In the fleet against the Armada ...
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... naval power then existing , British seaman- ship and gunnery were greatly advanced , and the determined bravery of ... Naval Power and Sovereign of the Northern Seas . " From her time down to the present , and through- out every reign ...
... naval power then existing , British seaman- ship and gunnery were greatly advanced , and the determined bravery of ... Naval Power and Sovereign of the Northern Seas . " From her time down to the present , and through- out every reign ...
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... naval superiority of England , which has been asserted and main- tained for the last three hundred years , admits not of equality . " This is quite true - insulated as this * That of Faulkner in the Blanche against La Pique ...
... naval superiority of England , which has been asserted and main- tained for the last three hundred years , admits not of equality . " This is quite true - insulated as this * That of Faulkner in the Blanche against La Pique ...
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... naval superiority , whether by sail or by steam . In officers to command her fleet , Queen Elizabeth was equally deficient as in her ships . She had Frobisher , Hawkins , Drake , and Fenner , able and expert seamen ; but for many years ...
... naval superiority , whether by sail or by steam . In officers to command her fleet , Queen Elizabeth was equally deficient as in her ships . She had Frobisher , Hawkins , Drake , and Fenner , able and expert seamen ; but for many years ...
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Memoirs of the Naval Worthies of Queen Elizabeth's Reign: Of Their Gallant ... John Barrow No preview available - 2016 |
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