Founded upon the Seas: A Narrative of Some English Maritime and Overseas Enterprises During the Period 1550 to 1616 (Essay index reprint series) [Hardcover]

Walter Oakeshott (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0836972333 | ISBN-13: 978-0836972337 | Publication Date: June 1973

Sir Walter Oakeshott was a British scholar who is best known as the discoverer of the Winchester Manuscript of Malory's Morte d'Arthur while he was an assistant master at Winchester College. He later became Rector of Lincoln College, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1962 to 1964. Oakeshott had a scholarly interest in Elizabethan exploration, which he examines in this volume, first published in 1942. He describes the military and exploratory achievements of the Elizabethan and Stuart navy, including attempts to find the Northwest Passage, the settlement of Virginia and the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Oakeshott also discusses the role of Renaissance thought and contemporary politics in these achievements, through changes in naval tactics and advances in cartography. The personalities of leading explorers including Sir Francis Drake, Sir John Hawkins and Sir Walter Raleigh are also vividly described in this clear and concise historical account.

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One of the many interests of the British scholar Sir Walter Oakeshott was Elizabethan exploration, which he examines in this volume, first published in 1942. Oakeshott describes the military and exploratory achievements of the Elizabethan and Stuart navy in this clear and concise historical account. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 200 pages
• Publisher: Books for Libraries Press (June 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836972333
• ISBN-13: 978-0836972337
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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