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Monmouth's rebels: The road to Sedgemoor, 1685

Earle, Peter

History

Weidenfeld and Nicolson

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Life and Times of Henry V

Europe

Weidenfeld Nicolson Ltd

The life and times of James II;

The Pirate Wars

Investigating the fascination pirates hold over the popular imagination, Peter Earle takes the fable of ocean-going Robin Hoods sailing under the "banner of King Death" and contrasts it with the murderous reality of robbery, torture and death and the freedom of a short, violent life on the high seas. The book charts 250 years of piracy, from Cornwall to the Caribbean, from the 16th century to the hanging of the last pirate captain in Boston in 1835. Along the way, we meet characters like Captain Thomas Cocklyn, chosen as commander of his ship "on account of his brutality and ignorance," and Edward Teach, the notorious "Blackbeard," who felt of his crew "that if he did not now and then kill one of them they would forget who he was." Using material from British Admiralty records, this is an account of the Golden Age of pirates and of the men of the legitimate navies of the world charged with the task of finally bringing these cutthroats to justice.

Military

Thomas Dunne Books

The Pirate Wars takes the romantic fable of oceangoing Robin Hoods sailing under the "banner of King Death" and contrasts it with the murderous reality of robbery, torture, and murder on the high seas. Noted maritime historian Peter Earle charts centuries of piracy, from Cornwall to the Caribbean, from the sixteenth century to the hanging of the last pirate captain in Boston in 1835. Along the way, we meet characters like Edward Teach, the notorious "Blackbeard," the treasure-hungry Captain Kidd, the dreaded corsairs of Barbary, and the defiant buccaneers of the West Indies. The Pirate Wars is an account of the golden age of pirates and of the men of the legitimate navies of the world charged with the task of finally bringing these cutthroats to justice.

St. Martin's: Griffin

Captain Henry Morgan's capture of the city of Panamá in 1671 is seen as one of the most audacious military operations in history. In The Sack of Panamá , Peter Earle masterfully retells this classic story, combining thorough research with an emphasis on the battles that made Morgan a pirate legend.Morgan's raid was the last in a series of brutal attacks on Spanish possesions in the Caribbean, all sanctioned by the British crown. Earle recounts the five violent years leading up to the raid, then delivers a detailed account of Morgan's march across enemy territory, as his soldiers contended with hunger, tropical diseases, and possible ambushes from locals. He brings a unique dimension to the story by devoting nearly as much space to the Spanish victims as to the Jamican privateers who were the aggressors.The book covers not only the scandalous events in the Colonial West Indies, but also the alarmed reacions of diplomats and statesmen in Madrid and London. While Morgan and his men were laying siege to Panamá , the simmering hostilities between the two nations resulted in vicious political infighting that rivaled the military battles in intensity. With a wealth of colorful characters and international intrigue, The Sack of Panamá is a painstaking history that doubles as a rip-roaring adventure tale.

The Sack of Panamá: Captain Morgan and the Battle for the Caribbean

“A remarkable book, in which a very wide spectrum of human behavior is on show---from colossal gullibility on the one hand, to extraordinary ingenuity and determination on the other.” —The Daily Telegraph (UK) Treasure Hunt is the story of an obsession. Rumors of Spanish treasure, or gold and silver at the bottom of the sea, have been a part of maritime lore for centuries. In 1687, Captain William Phips brought back to port an incredible cargo---nearly forty tons of silver and gold---the treasure of the Spanish galleon Concepción, wrecked over forty years before on a coral reef in the middle of the ocean. The unimaginable had become real, and the great treasure-hunting boom had begun. Soon after Phips’s success, there were numerous expeditions that meant to emulate his stunning achievement. During that same time there was also a boom in the invention of crude and often very dangerous diving equipment. Many of these new projects were promoted on the infant stock market, where gambling and treasure hunting became closely connected with the birth of modern capitalism. By the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, treasure hunting had become a professional occupation, with a new breed of diver emerging. Much of their time was spent salvaging the wrecks of English and Dutch East-Indiamen carrying treasure to ?nance business in Asia. Ever since, men have been prepared to risk life and fortune in the search for underwater riches. The author of numerous books of maritime history, including The Pirate Wars and The Sack of Panamá, world-renowned historian Peter Earle returns with an extraordinary and little-known history---of outstanding bravery, of exceptional recklessness, and above all, of the unquenchable lust for treasure.

Treasure Hunt: Shipwreck, Diving, and the Quest for Treasure in an Age of Heroes

World

Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press

In this new study of Monmouth's Rebellion, the last major rebellion to disturb the peace of southern England, Peter Earle concentrates his attention on the rebels rather than on their well-known leader. By imaginative use of local records he has been able to present a convincing proﬁle of the men who followed the ill-starred Duke of Monmouth on his poorly-conducted campaign through the West of England. These men fought for him and for their own ideals at the battle of Sedgemoor, and they suffered and died for those ideals after the Bloody Assizes. It is commonly believed that Monmouth's army was a motley collection of plowboys and apprentices, but it was in fact composed for the most part of serious family men who thought hard before taking the ﬁnal decision to ﬁght for "the good old cause". In this account of their attempt to overthrow James II, the loyalty, determination and courage of the rebel rank and ﬁle is often in strong contrast to the indecision and treachery of their leaders. Monmouth's army failed, and its failure marks the end of the use in England of armed rebellion to fullﬁl a radical dream.Monmouth's Rebels is the story of the rising from its origins to its tragic endings - an extremely readable, entertaining and an informative book.

Monmouth's Rebels: The Road to Sedgemoor 1685

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

WRECK OF THE ALMIRANTA: SIR WILLIAM PHIPS AND THE HISPANIOLA TREASURE

Macmillan London Ltd.

From war, plague and fire, London emerged into the last half of the seventeenth century and the early eighteenth, a city startling for its wealth and poverty, its bright modernity and ageless squalor.For most Londoners, work of one kind or another was a vital part of their lives, and although few of the records in London were intended to record working experiences, the vast majority include information which sheds light on Londoners' occupations and working conditions. The economy of eighteenth-century London was still essentially pre-industrial, characterised by a heavy reliance on manual labour and small places of employment, rarely employing more than a dozen people. Few Londoners had secure jobs for life, and many, particularly among the poor, worked in a number of different jobs throughout their lives in order to make ends meet. This volume explores the daily lives of these Londoners, particularly the working classes, many in their own words of written accounts. Includes exploration of the occupational structure which was highly gendered, also politcal and religious aspects.Peter Earle is Reader in Economic History at the University of London and teaches at the London School of Economics. He is the author of several books on maritime history and English social history, the latter including "The World of Defoe" and "Monmouth's Rebels".

A City Full of People: Men and Women of London 1650-1750

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Monmouth's rebels: The road to Sedgemoor, 1685

Life and Times of Henry V

The life and times of James II;

The Pirate Wars

The Pirate Wars

The Sack of Panamá: Captain Morgan and the Battle for the Caribbean

Treasure Hunt: Shipwreck, Diving, and the Quest for Treasure in an Age of Heroes

Monmouth's Rebels: The Road to Sedgemoor 1685

WRECK OF THE ALMIRANTA: SIR WILLIAM PHIPS AND THE HISPANIOLA TREASURE

A City Full of People: Men and Women of London 1650-1750