Tides in the Affairs of Men: The Social History of Elizabethan Seamen, 1580-1603

The age of maritime expansion and the Anglo-Spanish War have been analyzed by generations of historians, but nearly all studies have emphasized events and participants at the top. This book examines the lives and experiences of the men of the Elizabethan maritime community during a particularly volatile period of maritime history. The stresses of the war years tell us much about the dynamic of the maritime community, their expectations and their coping strategies.