Dimensions
172 x 248 x 24mm
Charles I`s authoritative, intolerant rule and his unpopular Ship
Money tax helped to create the most splendid and controversial
warship in English history, remarkable for her size, beauty and
heavy armament. Even her name, the Sovereign of the Seas,
suggested pride and pomp. Designed and built by Phineas Pett, her
keel was laid in December 1635 at Woolwich Royal Dockyard. She
was launched in October 1637. Her history is intriguing, very
little is known about her, but this much praised and applauded
enigma is a puzzle for historians and each successive researcher
quotes the facts previously published. James H. Sephton, has been
engrossed for many years in researching and compiling a
definitive history, including original paintings, drawings and
models. Her tonnage, her decorative carvings and rigging is also
described and her role during the Dutch Wars is discussed.
Plates, drawings, maps, lists, tables and much previously
unpublished material also feature.
