Project Gutenberg 2014-09-02 Public domain in the USA. 65 Hannay, David 1853 1934 A Short History of the Royal Navy, 1217 to 1688 Produced by Brian Coe, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Short History of the Royal Navy, 1217 to 1688" by David Hannay is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book aims to provide a popular yet accurate overview of the Royal Navy's development and its contributions to England's maritime strength over several centuries. Hannay focuses on significant events, ship design evolution, and notable figures integral to the Navy's history, rather than offering a comprehensive maritime history of England. At the start of the text, the author sets the stage for an exploration of the Royal Navy's origins, beginning with its medieval roots and emphasizing the importance of geographical location in establishing sea power. He outlines the necessary conditions that allowed England to develop a navy capable of protecting its shores and asserting dominance at sea. Hannay introduces King John as a pivotal figure who utilized naval strength to thwart invasions, showcasing the early strategic importance of a functional fleet, as demonstrated in battles such as those against the French. The opening effectively sets the tone for a detailed examination of naval warfare, organization, and technological advancements throughout the history of the Royal Navy leading up to the late 17th century. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - Royalty Browsing: History - Warfare 1328852 1328835 2024-09-19T13:32:58.002748 2023-09-20T09:35:55.775753 text/html text/html 1321168 2014-09-02T04:21:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 531453 2014-09-02T04:21:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 561512 2024-09-19T13:33:14.005690 application/epub+zip 579016 2024-09-19T13:33:00.258744 application/epub+zip 557155 2024-09-19T13:32:59.120771 application/epub+zip 920826 2024-09-19T13:33:23.961123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 835929 2024-09-19T13:33:12.730664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 814740 2022-09-21T09:12:44.847832 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1166826 1166615 2024-09-19T13:32:55.340799 2023-09-20T09:35:53.547785 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1166617 2014-09-02T04:21:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 424122 2014-09-02T04:21:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1166656 2014-09-02T04:21:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 423962 2014-09-02T04:21:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20265 2024-09-19T13:33:24.117112 application/rdf+xml 11122 2024-09-19T13:32:59.295941 image/jpeg 1854 2024-09-19T13:32:59.203781 image/jpeg 537400 2024-09-19T13:32:58.108748 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia