Part I. The Nature of the Sea Service: The King's Navy; The officers: recruitment and promotion; The gentleman-tarpaulin issue and the reform of the officer corps; The seamen; The elements of naval life; Religion; Part II. The Navy in Peace, War, and Revolution: The restoration; The second Dutch war and its aftermath; The third dutch war; The years of peace; The revolution of 1688
The first scholarly study of the Royal Navy during the Restoration
`Davies's book is a richly documented study of the sea-service
personnel. ... a major contribution not only to the history of the
naval profession but also to the history of Restoration England
generally. No historian of the period should fail to read it.'
American Historical Review Oct 1993
`...a convincing thesis that relies on a much wider rang of
documentation than that which Samuel Pepys thought was
important.'
R. E. Schreiber, Choice Jul/Aug'92
`This is history as it should be written, full of colour, replete
with verified evidence, and bringing to vivid life the world of
which it treats. The text is one of the best naval history "reads"
to have appeared for some time and one which corrects a few
hallowed, but mistaken, assumptions.'
Lloyds List
`J. D. Davies's excellent study for the first time lays bare the
real complexity of the situation ... Dr Davies is the first safe
and knowledgeable guide to these sources we have had, and Gentlemen
and Tarpaulins is a work of real scope and originality,
illuminating naval, social and political history. It should be
absorbed by anyone who takes an interest in seventeenth-century
England.'
N. A. M. Rodger, Times Literary Supplement
'This is history as it should be written, full of colour, replete
with verified evidence, and bringing to vivid life the world of
which it treats. The text is one of the best naval history "reads"
to have appeared for some time and one which corrects a few
hallowed, but mistaken, assumptions.'
Lloyd's List
`this is a sound guide to the problems and politics of the naval
officers serving Charles II and his younger brother'
Ian K. Steele, The Northern Mariner
'provides a clear, convincing evaluation of the politics of naval
factions such as might be provided by anthropology-influenced
historians of patronage such as Linda Levy Peck ... a help guide
for naval specialists and for students interested in new,
integrative, approaches to the Restoration'
Newton E. Key, Eastern Illinois University, The Historian
`Beautifully conceived and written, this book is a treasure for
naval and general historian alike...a fascinating account of the
inner workings of the Restoration navy. The book is rich in detail,
yet faithful to the broad out;ines which characterised naval
activity of this period.'
International Journal of Maritime History.
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