The Building of the British Empire; the Story of England's Growth From Elizabeth to Victoria 1
The Building of the British Empire; the Story of England's Growth From Elizabeth to Victoria 1
Alfred Thomas Story
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He was surrounded by a few men of recognised ability ; although not much can be said for them even, in view of results. Op- posed to these grandees of Spain were a number of men of real grit and power, men born and bred to the sea, who had been schooled in storm and temp- est and war, one a genius of the supremest order, who, like Nelson and Dundonald, knew how to make heroes out of the common stuff of humanity. Next to him, and in many respects hardly his in- ferior, stands Hawkins, a man who ...as a designer and builder of ships, probably had not his equal in that age, and to whom, as the Comptroller of the Navy, A SHOOTING-MATCH BY THE LONDON ARCHERS IN THE TIME OF QUEEN ELIZABETH. (From an old print.) 135 136 THE BUILDING OF THE EMPIRE, England owed as much as to any man for the victory over the Armada, by reason of the high qualities of the vessels he turned out. Better ships for the work they had to do never went to sea. They called forth Howard's unstinting praise; they were " in royal and perfect estate, feeling the seas no more than if they had been riding at Chatham/ ' Along with these two must be named Frobisher, Fenner, Palmer, Winter, Townsend, and last, though not least, the Admiral in, command, Lord Charles Howard of Effingham.
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