Richard Blakemore
Biographic Data
| ID | 1062263 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Blakemore |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Blakemore |
| SIGNATURE | BLAKEMORE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Reading |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Follow the Code
One of the most enduring ideas associated with the history of piracy is the “pirate code”, a set of coherent rules unique to pirates, supposed to bind nefarious plunderers together in a criminal community defined, perhaps surprisingly, by liberty, equality, and fraternity. It is an idea with its own history, emerging in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (the so-called “golden age of piracy”), and casting a long shadow in subsequent popular…
Englishmen at Sea
Hubbard’s book presents a new and richly researched perspective on the social history of English seafarers at a crucial moment in the development of England’s maritime empire. Drawing principally on state papers, printed sources, and the detailed depositions preserved in the records of the High Court of Admiralty, Hubbard explores the experience of life at sea and the role that mariners played in the development of imperial and commercial network…
England’s Islands in a Sea of Troubles, by David Cressy
Journal Article England's Islands in a Sea of Troubles, by David Cressy Get access England's Islands in a Sea of Troubles, by David Cressy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020; pp. 410. £30). Richard Blakemore Richard Blakemore University of Reading, UK [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 137, Issue 589, December 2022, Pages 1836–1838, https://d…
The Maritime World of Early Modern Britain
Britain's emergence as one of Europe's major maritime powers has all too frequently been subsumed by nationalistic narratives that focus on operations and technology. This volume, by contrast, offers a daring new take on Britain's maritime past. It brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to explore the manifold ways in which the sea shaped British history, demonstrating the number of approaches that now have a stake in defining the d…
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The Maritime World of Early Modern Britain
Britain's emergence as one of Europe's major maritime powers has all too frequently been subsumed by nationalistic narratives that focus on operations and technology. This volume, by contrast, offers a daring new take on Britain's maritime past. It brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to explore the manifold ways in which the sea shaped British history, demonstrating the number of approaches that now have a stake in defining the d…
England’s Islands in a Sea of Troubles, by David Cressy
Journal Article England's Islands in a Sea of Troubles, by David Cressy Get access England's Islands in a Sea of Troubles, by David Cressy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020; pp. 410. £30). Richard Blakemore Richard Blakemore University of Reading, UK [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 137, Issue 589, December 2022, Pages 1836–1838, https://d…
Englishmen at Sea
Hubbard’s book presents a new and richly researched perspective on the social history of English seafarers at a crucial moment in the development of England’s maritime empire. Drawing principally on state papers, printed sources, and the detailed depositions preserved in the records of the High Court of Admiralty, Hubbard explores the experience of life at sea and the role that mariners played in the development of imperial and commercial network…
Follow the Code
One of the most enduring ideas associated with the history of piracy is the “pirate code”, a set of coherent rules unique to pirates, supposed to bind nefarious plunderers together in a criminal community defined, perhaps surprisingly, by liberty, equality, and fraternity. It is an idea with its own history, emerging in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (the so-called “golden age of piracy”), and casting a long shadow in subsequent popular…
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