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100 1 _aWilliamson, James A.
_q(James Alexander),
_d1886-1964
245 1 0 _aMaritime enterprise, 1485-1558
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-03-30
508 _aMWS, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"Maritime Enterprise, 1485-1558" by James A. Williamson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the maritime history of England during a pivotal transitional period, focusing on exploration and trade from the reign of Henry VII to that of Elizabeth I. It aims to illuminate the developing maritime policies and the rise of English commercial power at a time when the country was evolving from military ambitions to becoming a formidable naval and trading nation. The opening of the work introduces the dual focus of English maritime endeavors—discovery and trade. Williamson discusses the existing historiography surrounding important voyages, notably those of the Cabots, while identifying gaps in the commercial history that warrant further exploration. He emphasizes the transformative role of England's maritime expansion and the implications of such policies for English trade during the Tudor period, setting the groundwork for a detailed examination of the political and economic forces that shaped England's maritime strategies in the 15th and 16th centuries. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Clarendon Press, 1913
653 _aVoyages and travels
653 _aGreat Britain -- Commerce -- History -- 16th century
653 _aGreat Britain -- Commerce -- History -- To 1500
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/maritimeenterpri0000will
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70418
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