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Royal tars : the lower deck of the Royal Navy, 875-1850
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- Creator
- Brian Lavery
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, 2010
- Physical Details
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- 383 pages, [32] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781591147435, 1591147433
- OCLC
- ocn639200195
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-372) and index.
- 1. Early Seaman, before 1642 -- Birth of Sea Power -- Late Medieval Navies -- Medieval Seaman -- Raising the Men -- Mutiny -- Tudor Age -- Manning the Fleet -- Crew of the Mary Rose -- Hawkins' Reforms -- Golden Lion -- Fighting the Armada -- Fighting a Long War -- Hawkins in the Dainty -- End of the Wars -- Life on Board -- Character -- Routine -- In Battle -- Cadiz Expedition -- Ship Money -- Sources of Seamen -- Legality of Pressing -- 2. Civil War and Dutch Wars, 1642 to 1689 -- Seamen and Parliament -- Civil War -- Sailors Support Moderation -- New Navy -- On Board and Ashore -- Edward Coxere -- First Dutch War -- Navy and the Restoration -- Edward Barlow -- Restoration Navy -- Revival of Pressing -- Marines -- Why did the Seamen Hate the Navy? -- Second Dutch War -- After the War -- Third War -- Ship of the Line -- Guns and Gunnery -- Officers -- Life on Board -- Seamen and the Revolution -- 3. European War, 1689 to 1739 -- Wars with France -- Dynastic and Class War -- Defeat off Beachy Head -- Pressing -- Sailors and Marines -- Victory at Last -- Guerre de Course and the Mediterranean -- More Problems for the Seamen -- Payment -- Medicine and Health -- Greenwich Hospital -- System of Impressment -- Register -- Character of the Seaman -- Dress -- Promotion Prospects -- Life Afloat and Ashore -- Peace and War -- Reorganisation of Pressing -- War -- Mediterranean -- Scottish Navy -- New Regime -- Medicine -- 4. Imperial War, 1739 to 1783 -- Anson's Voyage -- Loss of the Wager -- War with France -- Western Squadron -- Faults of Impressment -- Seven Years War -- Loss of Menorca -- Mary Lacy -- a Servant's Life -- Quiberon Bay -- Victories -- New Ships -- Officers -- Order Books -- Gunnery -- Cook's Voyages -- Later Voyages -- American War -- Discipline -- Expanding War -- Battle of the Saintes -- Loss of the Royal George -- End of the War -- 5. Crisis, 1783 to 1803 -- Bounty -- War with France -- Battle of St Vincent -- Manning Crisis -- Quota Acts -- Discontent in the Fleet -- Spithead -- Nore -- Yarmouth -- Political Angle -- Irish -- Heroes of Camperdown -- Hermione -- Other Mutinies -- Nelson and the Lower Deck -- Nile -- Treaty of Amiens -- 6. Large Fleet in a Long War, 1803 to 1815 -- Hot Press -- Long Blockades -- Trafalgar from the Lower Deck -- Long War -- Good and Bad Officers -- Petty Officers -- Character -- Ratings -- Typical Seamen -- National and Racial Origins -- Role of the Marines -- Women on Board -- Other Sexual Practices -- Daily Routine -- Desertion -- Wartime Service -- Amphibious Warfare -- Greenwich Hospital -- War with America -- End of the French Wars -- 7. Long Peace, 1815 to 1850 -- After the War -- Attack on Algiers -- Suppressing the Slave Trade -- Choosing a Ship -- Life on Board -- Dress -- Naval Reminiscences -- Battle of Navarino -- Explorers -- HMS Excellent -- Five-Year Entry -- Registry of Seamen -- Greenwich -- Punishment -- Reduction of Grog -- Search for Franklin -- First Steamers -- Petty Officer -- Good Conduct -- Boys' Training