The British Museum Maritime History of Britain and Ireland c 400-2001
Edition: 1st
Publisher: British Museum Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Number of pages: 304
Description: The first comprehensive, one-volume account of the maritime history of the British Isles from the early Middle Ages to the dawn of the 21st century.   Ian Friel defines 'maritime history' to encompass naval developments, sea trade, exploration and colonisation, fishing, social history and a host of other themes related to the ways in which maritime activity has affected the history of Britain.    Conversely, he examines the ways in which British seafaring enterprise has affected the world, for good and ill.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: 6; title: Introduction
pagenum: 8; title: A boat to the island of ghosts, c 400-700
pagenum: 9; title: Wics, wars and 'heathen men', 700-1066
pagenum: 25; title: War and trade, 1066-c 1500
pagenum: 49; title: Into the Ocean, c 1500-c 1600
pagenum: 88; title: Fall and rise, c 1600-1815
pagenum: 121; title: Pax Britannica, 1815-1914
pagenum: 194; title: Flagging-out, 1914-2001
pagenum: 233; title: Notes and references
pagenum: 286; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 290; title: Index
pagenum: 296