The pirate queen : Queen Elizabeth I, her pirate adventurers, and the dawn of empire / Susan Ronald.
Dubbed the "pirate queen" by the Vatican and Philip II of Spain, Elizabeth I was feared and admired by her enemies. Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, she was the epitome of power. Her visionary accomplishments were made possible by her daring merchants, gifted rapscallion adventurers, astronomer philosophers, and her stalwart Privy Council. All these men contributed their genius, power, greed, and expertise to the advancement of England. Historian Ronald offers a fresh look at Elizabeth I, focusing on her uncanny instinct for financial survival and the superior intellect that propelled and sustained her rise. The foundation of Elizabeth's empire was built on a carefully choreographed strategy whereby piracy transformed England from an impoverished state on the fringes of Europe into the first building block of an empire that ultimately covered two-fifths of the world.--From publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780060820664
- ISBN: 0060820667
- Physical Description: xxiv, 471 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, [2007]
- Copyright: ©2007
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 430-442) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part I Desperate Quest for Security -- 1 Lord's Doing 3 -- 2 A Realm Exhausted 8 -- 3 Queen, Her Merchants and Gentlemen 17 -- 4 Quest for Cash 26 -- 5 Merchants Adventurers, Antwerp, and Muscovy 38 -- 6 Politics of Piracy, Trade, and Religion 55 -- 7 Raising the Stakes 67 -- 8 Cunning Deceits 78 -- 9 Gloves Are Off 96 -- 10 Lovell's Lamentable Voyage 106 -- 11 Troublesome Voyage of John Hawkins 112 -- Part II Harvesting the Sea -- 12 Queen and Alba's Pay Ships 129 -- 13 Cost of Failure 138 -- 14 Undeclared Holy War 144 -- 15 Drake's War 144 -- 16 Dread of Future Foes 154 -- 17 Drake at the Treasure House of the World 164 -- 18 From a Treetop in Darien 170 -- 19 Success at a Cost 175 -- 20 Dr. Dee's Nursery and the Northwest Passage 179 -- 21 Dark Days at Rathlin Island 191 -- 22 Drake's Perfect Timing 197 -- 23 Northwest and the Company of Kathai 206 -- 24 In the Shadow of Magellan 214 -- 25 Into the Jaws of Death 221 -- 26 Famous Voyage 225 -- 27 World Is Not Enough 237 -- 28 Elizabeth Strikes Back in the Levant 244 -- 29 Katherine Champernowne's Sons Take Up the American Dream 248 -- 30 Defeats of 1582-84 256 -- 31 Water! 263 -- 32 Roanoke 269 -- Part III Spanish War -- 33 Queen Lets Loose Her Dragon 277 -- 34 Camel's Back 291 -- 35 Cadiz 295 -- 36 Plundering of the Spanish Armada 306 -- 37 America Again...and Again? 316 -- 38 Last Gasp of the Early Roaring '90s 321 -- Part IV Dawn of Empire -- 39 Alchemy That Turned Plunder into Trade 335 -- 40 Essex, Ireland, and Tragedy 346 -- 41 Raleigh, Virginia, and Empire 356 -- 42 East and the East India Company 363 -- Appendix I Petty Navy Royal 374 -- Appendix II Flotilla from New Spain of August 1587 384.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO ELIZABETH I (Text) | 36015000688198 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
