The Basingstoke admiral : a life of Sir James Lancaster (c. 1554 - 1618) / Michael Franks ; with a foreword by Andrew Lambert

Franks, Michael. Lambert, Andrew [writer of foreword]

ISBN 10: 0946418594 / ISBN 13: 9780946418596

Published by Salisbury : Hobnob Press, 2007

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Fine copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Includes previous owner's inscription. Physical description; xii, 232 p. : ill., maps (some col.), ports. ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Lancaster, James Sir (d. 1618). Great Britain. Royal Navy History 16th century. Admirals England ; Biography. Admirals Great Britain ; Biography. Great Britain History Elizabeth, (1558-1603). Genres; Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Basingstoke admiral : a life of Sir James Lancaster (c. 1554 - 1618) / Michael Franks ; with a foreword by Andrew Lambert
• Publisher: Salisbury : Hobnob Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0946418594
• ISBN 13: 9780946418596
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis

This is the historical biography of Sir James Lancaster, a 'forgotten' Elizabethan international merchant and naval commander who was celebrated in his own day but has been neglected by historians. Best remembered as the commander of the first fleet of the East India Company (1601-3), Lancaster had a fascinating and varied career, touching many aspects of Elizabethan life, in the country in north Hampshire, in London and overseas. Using new material based on archive research and re-working of the published sources, Franks argues the case for recognising Lancaster as one of the earliest 'global traders'.