Maritime Enterprise, 1485-1558 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Maritime Enterprise, 1485-1558The object of the present work is to present a com prehensive picture of English maritime affairs from the accession of Henry VII to that of Elizabeth, to trace out such lines of policy as are visible in the existing records, and to elucidate certain incidents concerning which disputable ideas, or no ideas at all, are current.With regard to the Cabot voyages, no new evidence is adduced, but a scientific criticism and analysis of that already known has been attempted, leading, -in the author's opinion, to the partial rehabilitation of the character of Sebastian Cabot. The evidence in favour of his independent exploration in the north-west seems.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.