Catholicism and Elizabethan Seafarers : Catholic Identities Between England and Spain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pastushenko, Andrii.

Series:

British Academy Global Monographs

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : British Academy, 2026.

Summary:

Catholicism and Elizabethan Seafaring is the first study to focus on Elizabethan Catholic seafarers who participated in the Anglo-Spanish conflicts.It demonstrates that Catholic identities persisted among English sailors operating between England and Spain, challenging longstanding assumptions that early modern English Catholics were.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Series information

Title page

Copyright information

Table of contents

List of Figures and Tables

Preface and Acknowledgements

Introduction

Historiography, primary sources, and mythology

Anglo-Spanish relations in the second half of the 16th century

Maritime religiosity

The structure of this book

Technical commentary

1 The Fading of Catholicism Aboard

Decline of Catholic culture: the state and mariners

Seamen in the religiously challenging environment

'Strangers' in English crews

Protestant seamen's intolerance and tolerance

2 Catholics on English Ships

The traits and scope of the Catholic identity on English ships

Seamen in the clandestine Catholic networks

Catholic identities in Protestant sea enterprises before the Spanish war

Catholic identities in English naval and privateering actions during the Spanish war

3 English Exiles in the Spanish Fleets

English privateers in Spanish service

Naval wages

English Catholic officers

English exiles in the Invincible Armada

Religion, converts, and British priests

Challenges in Spain

4 Individual Paths

Sir Thomas Stucley (Stukeley)

John Bonner

John Lambert

Edward Cripps

Robert Elliot

Richard Burley

Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-80596-602-2

OCLC:

1546620341