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Great Harry's Navy: How Henry VIII Gave England Seapower
Great Harry's Navy How Henry VIII Gave England Seapower
Author: Geoffrey Moorhouse
It was Henry VIII who began the process of making England a first-rate sea-power. He inherited no more than seven warships from his father King Henry VII, yet at his own death the King's Navy had 53 seaworthy ships afloat (much the same size as the Royal Navy today) manned by almost 8,000 sailors. Here was the springboard for Queen Elizabeth's c...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780297645443
ISBN-10: 0297645447
Publication Date: 10/1/2006
Pages: 352
Edition: New title
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Publisher: Orion Publishing
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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