{"product_id":"kent-and-europe-1450-1640-merchants-mariners-shipping-and-defence-9781837651504","title":"Kent and Europe, 1450-1640: Merchants, Mariners, Shipping and Defence","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth overview of Kent's economy, society and politics, and their relationship with Kent's environs over two centuries.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKent is surrounded by water on three sides, close to both the European continent and London: geography that has influenced those who have lived there in countless ways. This book explores their history in this setting from the mid-fifteenth to mid-seventeenth centuries, emphasising Kent's deep connection with Europe. Its chapters, which draw on a wide range of local and national sources, primarily centre on maritime affairs, reflecting the historical and ongoing significance of the sea to the region's inhabitants. These include a bold new description of Kent at the end of the Middle Ages and a reconstruction of the county's early modern maritime trade, including its merchants, both native and foreign, the commodities traded, as well as the impact of migration. An in-depth study also provides quantitative analyses of shipping and of the lives and careers of the shipboard community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFurthermore, there is a detailed examination of the military community of Kent, with a particular focus on the county's coastal fortifications and a chapter on predatory maritime activities in adjacent waters. Overall, the book puts forward the findings of deep research that connects Kent's economy, society and politics with its environs over a long period. As such, it exemplifies how future county studies might be composed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Blackmore is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Southampton. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGovernment and Merchant Finance in Anglo-Gascon Trade\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave, 2020).\u003cbr\u003eCraig Lambert is Professor of Maritime History at the University of Southampton, author of \u003ci\u003eShipping the Medieval Military\u003c\/i\u003e (Boydell, 2011), co-editor of \u003ci\u003eMilitary Communities in Late Medieval England\u003c\/i\u003e (Boydell, 2018), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Marine and Maritime Worlds, \u003c\/i\u003e 1400-1800 (Routledge, 2020).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Boydell Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676186083602,"sku":"9781837651504","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3027500a-04a8-4bb9-9a27-18a715695e11.jpg?v=1761049065","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kent-and-europe-1450-1640-merchants-mariners-shipping-and-defence-9781837651504","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}