Married to Britannia

Musicals, Mutinies, and Manhood

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ID23655477
AuthorsIsaac Land (0000-0003-4292-1601, corresponding author)
Year2009
Pages77-104
Publication date2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueWar, Nationalism, and the British Sailor, 1750-1850 (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1057/9780230101067_5
OpenAlexW2484861318
ISBN9780230101067
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited24

J ack Tar appeared an enviable figure to some, yet many common seamen felt that they did not receive their proper share of the credit for victory at sea. This was certainly not the result of a national indifference to naval triumphs; in the course of the eighteenth century, admirals quickly became celebrities on more than one occasion. 1 What, then, was the difference between Jack Tar and his officers? Patriots feared that the common seaman did not seem to care much about where his cannon pointed, as long as he found an opportunity to empty his shot locker. This implied not only unorthodox sexual behavior, but also the possibility that the sailor might turn his bellicose energies against Britain. Jack Tar ruled the waves, but until he could master himself, he would remain a suspect figure. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

Political science · Suspect · Victory · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Influence and Diplomacy · History · Law · Literature: history, themes, analysis

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