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- Title
Thinking outside the gundeck: maritime history, the royal navy and the outbreak of British civil war, 1625-42.
- Authors
Blakemore, Richard J.
- Abstract
Maritime history seems to be suffering an identity crisis, rising in popularity but unsure of its place within historical scholarship and divided in approach. Seafarers, as a consequence, have remained marginal within mainstream history. This article argues that only by integrating the study of maritime topics into wider historical debates can maritime history overcome these doubts, taking as a case study the role of seafarers and the navy in British politics during 1625−42. First examining previous interpretations offered by scholars, largely based on a conception of seafarers as politically and socially isolated from developments ashore, the article then reassesses the available evidence for popular political activity within the maritime community. It argues that seafarers were deeply involved in the political and religious divisions that drove Britain into civil war in 1642; and, more broadly, that scholars should recognize the importance of both local and global approaches to maritime history - that they should think outside the gundeck.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; 17TH century maritime history; GREAT Britain. Royal Navy; SAILORS; 17TH century history of the British Parliament; NAVAL history; POLITICAL participation; BRITISH Civil War, 1642-1649; BRITISH politics &; government, 1625-1649; SEVENTEENTH century; HISTORY
- Publication
Historical Research, 2014, Vol 87, Issue 236, p251
- ISSN
0950-3471
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1468-2281.12049