Christian IV and his navy : a political and administrative history of the Danish navy 1596-1648 / by Martin Bellamy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bellamy, Martin.

Series:

Northern world ; v. 25.

The Northern world, 1569-1462 ; v. 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sea-power--Denmark--History--17th century.

Sea-power.

Shipbuilding--Denmark--History--17th century.

Shipbuilding.

Denmark--History, Naval--17th century.

Denmark.

Christian IV, King of Denmark and Norway, 1577-1648.

Christian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a detailed survey of the Danish navy during the highly influential reign of Christian IV. He created a large and powerful navy with impressive ships and one of Europe's finest dockyards. It was relatively advanced in the design and construction of its warships and the administration of its seamen and dockyard workforce. However, its political and military leadership were highly flawed, reflecting the power struggle between the king and his council at both an international and domestic level, which ultimately led to its crushing defeat at the hands of Sweden. This work offers for the first time a valuable insight into the workings of one of the most significant, but frequently ignored navies in early modern Europe.

Contents:

Preface

Stylistic Conventions

List of Plates

List of Table and Figures

Introduction

Chapter One: The Role of the Navy

Chapter Two: The Navy in Domestic Politics:

Chapter Three : The Financial Administration of the Navy:

Chapter Four: The Design and Procurement of the Navy's Ships:

Chapter Five: The Strength of the Navy:

Chapter Six: The Development of the Naval Dockyards:

Chapter Seven: The Administration of the Bremerholm Naval Dockyard:

Chapter Eight: The Organisation of the Seagoing Navy: :

Conclusion : How Good was Christian IV's Navy?

Appendix 1: List of Ships:

Large Warships

Medium Warships

Small Warships

Galleys & Jagts

Transport Ships

Armed Merchantmen serving in Torstensson War

Appendix 2: Comparative strength of the Danish and Swedish Navies:

Bibliography:

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Glasgow, 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-289) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-40090-4

9786611400903

90-474-1129-3

OCLC:

320326438

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047411291 DOI