The Pirate Queen: Queen Elizabeth I, Her Pirate Adventurers, and the Dawn of Empire“A highly colorful, swashbuckling read, one that will give you new respect for Britain’s first Elizabeth.” —Seattle Times An illuminating revisionist biography about Queen Elizabeth I and her merchant-adventurers who terrorized the seas, extended the Empire, and amassed great wealth for the throne. Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the epitome of power, both feared and admired by her enemies. Dubbed the "pirate queen" by the Vatican and Spain's Philip II, she employed a network of daring merchants, brazen adventurers, astronomer philosophers, and her stalwart Privy Council to anchor her throne—and in doing so, planted the seedlings of an empire that would ultimately cover two-fifths of the world. In The Pirate Queen, historian Susan Ronald offers a fresh look at Elizabeth I, relying on a wealth of historical sources and thousands of the queen's personal letters to tell the thrilling story of a visionary monarch and the swashbuckling mariners who terrorized the seas to amass great wealth for themselves and the Crown. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 5
... were some forty - five " merchant ships which may be put in fashion for war ” and another twenty vessels that could serve as victuallers . The commissioners estimated that the enlarged fleet of merchant ships and c The Quest for Cash * ...
... vessels to depart. Gresham and Clough had already shipped enough copper alone for the queen's ordnance makers to manufacture up to forty cannons.19 The success in Gresham's negotiations, as well as the superiority against the French at ...
... vessels returned to England—importing gems, spices, and other luxuries from the Indies, wines from Italy, or silks—it took little convincing to point out to the queen that it was in her best interests to ensure that they did so on ...
You have reached your viewing limit for this book.
You have reached your viewing limit for this book.
Contents
| 1 | |
| 3 | |
| 8 | |
| 17 | |
| 26 | |
| 38 | |
The Politics of Piracy Trade and Religion | 55 |
Raising the Stakes | 67 |
Drakes War | 148 |
The Dread of Future Foes | 154 |
Drake at the Treasure House of the World | 164 |
From a Treetop in Darien | 170 |
Success at a Cost | 175 |
Dr Dees Nursery and the Northwest Passage | 179 |
Dark Days at Rathlin Island | 191 |
Drakes Perfect Timing | 197 |
Cunning Deceits | 78 |
The Gloves Are Off | 96 |
Lovells Lamentable Voyage | 106 |
The Troublesome Voyage of John Hawkins | 112 |
Harvesting the | 127 |
The Queen and Albas Pay Ships | 129 |
The Cost of Failure | 138 |
Undeclared Holy War | 144 |
Take Up the American Dream | 248 |
The Spanish | 275 |
Dawn of Empire | 333 |
The Petty Navy Royal | 374 |
The Flotilla from New Spain of August 1587 | 384 |
Glossary | 419 |
Select Bibliographical Essay and Suggested Reading | 430 |
Index | 443 |