Annals Of Our Royal Yachts 1604 1953
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Annals Of Our Royal Yachts 1604 1953
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Author : J. E. Grigsby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953
Annals Of Our Royal Yachts 1604 1953 written by J. E. Grigsby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with Great Britain categories.
Royal Yachts Under Sail
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Author : Brian Lavery
language : en
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Release Date : 2022-11-30
Royal Yachts Under Sail written by Brian Lavery and has been published by Seaforth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-30 with History categories.
From the time of the Restoration of Charles II, when he returned to England from Breda and was presented with the yacht Mary by the burgomaster of Amsterdam, Royal yachts began to be defined as such in England and built with that special purpose in mind. They were built luxuriously and used for royal visits to the fleet, for diplomacy and for racing and cruising for pleasure. Charles II took more of an interest in the sea than any other English monarch. He built a fleet of royal yachts, fine examples of ship design and decorative art, and he can be said to have been the father of yachting and of royal yachts. His successors were less keen on the sea but traveled to Europe on missions of peace and war; and royal yachts took part in regime change several times. In 1689 Queen Mary was bought over to join her husband William of Orange and complete the ‘Glorious Revolution’. In 1714 George I arrived from Hanover to establish a new dynasty. And in 1814, in a reverse process, King Louis XVIII was taken back to France to restore the monarchy after the defeat of Napoleon. This important new book is the first to describe the building and decoration of the yachts in such detail, using many newly discovered sources; and it is the first to describe their uses and exploits, often taking their royal passengers into controversy or danger. Besides the yachts themselves, it reveals much about the character of the kings, queens and princes involved – the impetuousness of the future William IV for example, or his brother George IV’s surprising love of sailing. It describes the design, accommodation, and sailing of the yachts, as well as their captains and crews. Sailing yachts came to an end when Queen Victoria discovered that steam power was more efficient as well as more comfortable, but they revived in the form of her son Edward’s cutter Britannia, and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Bloodhound and Coweslip. Their legacy can be seen in the widespread sport of yachting today, and in the lavish superyachts of billionaires. This beautifully illustrated book, full of anecdote and containing detailed descriptions of dozens of royal yachts, will fascinate naval historians, ship modelers and, indeed, anyone who sets foot aboard the deck of a modern yacht.
The Plot Against Pepys
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Author : Ben Long
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2012-02-16
The Plot Against Pepys written by Ben Long and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-16 with History categories.
It is 1679 and England is awash with suspicion. Fear of conspiracy and religious terrorism has provoked panic in politicians and a zealous reaction from the legal system. Everywhere - or so it is feared - Catholic agents are plotting to overthrow the king. Now Samuel Pepys, Secretary of the Admiralty, finds himself in a position few people then or now would have expected - charged with treason. Imprisoned in the Tower of London and abandoned by the embattled king, Pepys knows that time is running out before his show trial and execution. So, with customary brilliance, he sets to work investigating his mysterious accuser, Colonel John Scott, and uncovers a life riddled with ambition, forgery, treason and - ultimately - murder. Using rare access to Pepys' own account of the affair, James Long and Ben Long brilliantly evoke a turbulent period in England's history - and tell the forgotten story of the two most dangerous years in the life of the legendary diarist.
Nemesis
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Author : Adrian G. Marshall
language : en
Publisher: NUS Press
Release Date : 2015-10-23
Nemesis written by Adrian G. Marshall and has been published by NUS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-23 with History categories.
The Nemesis was the first of a generation of iron-clad, steam-powered naval vessels that established British dominance in Asian waters in the nineteenth century. The world’s first iron warship, the first vessel with truly watertight compartments, and the first iron vessel to round the Cape of Good Hope, Nemesis represented a staggering superiority over the oar- and sail-powered naval forces of Britain’s Asian rivals. Yet strangely her story has never been told to modern audiences, and her origins and actions have until now been shrouded in mystery. This lively narrative places her in the historical context of the last years of the East India Company, and in the history of steam power and iron ships. It tells of her exploits in the First Opium War, in pirate suppression and naval actions across Asia, from Bombay to Burma to the Yangtze River and beyond.
Traitor To The Crown
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Author : James Long
language : en
Publisher: ABRAMS
Release Date : 2009-11-03
Traitor To The Crown written by James Long and has been published by ABRAMS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-03 with History categories.
“The meticulousness of the Longs’ research is awesome” in this historical account of the plot to brand a British naval official as a Catholic traitor (The Guardian). 1679, England: Fear of conspiracy and religious terrorism have provoked panic in politicians and a zealous reaction from the legal system. Everywhere, or so it is feared, Catholic agents are plotting to overthrow the King. Samuel Pepys, Secretary of the Admiralty, finds himself charged with treason and facing a show trial and execution. Imprisoned in the Tower of London, Pepys sets to work investigating his mysterious accuser, Colonel John Scott, and uncovers a life riddled with ambition, forgery, treason and—ultimately—murder. Using rare access to Pepys’ account of the affair, James Long and Ben Long brilliantly evoke a turbulent period in England’s history—and tell the forgotten story of the two most dangerous years in the life of the legendary diarist. “As gripping as any thriller.” —The Times (London) “I couldn’t put it down, and there aren’t many books on the seventeenth century you can say that about.” —History Today
British Sport A Bibliography To 2000
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Author : Richard Cox
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-12-16
British Sport A Bibliography To 2000 written by Richard Cox and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-16 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Volume one of a bibliography documenting all that has been written in the English language on the history of sport and physical education in Britain. It lists all secondary source material including reference works, in a classified order to meet the needs of the sports historian.
Transactions Of The Royal Institution Of Naval Architects
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Author : Royal Institution of Naval Architects
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1954
Transactions Of The Royal Institution Of Naval Architects written by Royal Institution of Naval Architects and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1954 with Naval architecture categories.
List of members in each volume.
Sport In Britain
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Author : Richard William Cox
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 1991
Sport In Britain written by Richard William Cox and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Sports categories.
Transactions Of The Institution Of Naval Architects
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Author : Institution of Naval Architects
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1954
Transactions Of The Institution Of Naval Architects written by Institution of Naval Architects and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1954 with Naval architecture categories.
List of members in each volume.
The Shipbuilder And Marine Engine Builder
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953
The Shipbuilder And Marine Engine Builder written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with Marine engines categories.