The terror of the seas? : Scottish maritime warfare 1513-1713 / by Steve Murdoch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murdoch, Steve.

Series:

History of warfare ; v. 58.

History of warfare, 1385-7827 ; v. 58

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naval art and science--Scotland--History--16th century.

Naval art and science.

Naval art and science--Scotland--History--17th century.

Scotland--History, Naval--16th century.

Scotland.

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

Europe--History, Military--16th century.

Europe.

Europe--History, Military--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This important new book provides the first detailed and clear analysis of the Scots involvement in naval warfare during the early modern period. The lazy use by both contemporaries and some modern authors of the word ‘piracy’ as a catch-all for all sorts of maritime activity obscures a complex picture of Scottish maritime warfare. Through the use of letters of marque and reprisal (rightly distinguished in this analysis) as well as dedicated Crown fleets, Scottish warfare against against a wide range of enemies are scrutinised. This is an impressive book that makes and important contribution to our knowledge of European naval warfare. Its formidably broad range of sources sheds light on many previously little known, or unknown, aspects of naval history. It also provides many valuable new perspectives on the importance of the sea to the Scots, and of the Scots to the naval history of the British Isles.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / S. Murdoch

Introduction / S. Murdoch

Chapter One. Scottish Maritime Warfare, 1513–1560 / S. Murdoch

Chapter Two. Letters Of Reprisal / S. Murdoch

Chapter Three. ‘Peacetime’ And Piracy, 1560–1618 / S. Murdoch

Chapter Four. The ‘Marque Fleets’ Of Scotland, 1618–1638 (Chapter Five) / S. Murdoch

Chapter Five. Scottish Maritime Warfare In The British Civil Wars, 1638–1660 / S. Murdoch

Chapter Six. The ‘scottish-Dutch’ Wars, 1665–1667 And 1672–1674 / S. Murdoch

Chapter Seven. The Franco-Scottish Wars: 1689–1697 And 1702–1713 / S. Murdoch

Conclusion / S. Murdoch

Bibliography / S. Murdoch

Appendices / S. Murdoch

Illustration Section / S. Murdoch

Index Of Names / S. Murdoch

Index Of Places / S. Murdoch

Index Of Subjects / S. Murdoch.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-03936-2

9786613039361

90-04-18634-4

90-04-18568-2

OCLC:

707925990

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004185685.i-444 DOI