Plymouth: A Pictorial History
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A01=Guy Fleming
Author_Guy Fleming
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Devon
english channel
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francis drake
king edward i
local history
naval base
old jack hawkins
Phillimore
Plymouth
poitiers
south west
triangular trade
Product details
- ISBN 9780850339635
- Weight: 520g
- Dimensions: 185 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 09 Sep 1995
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Plymouth owes its importance to its geography - it commands the mouth of the English Channel and has two ready-made harbours. Its potential as a naval base was recognised by King Edward I in the 13th century, when he assembled a fleet of 325 ships, the country's first national navy, which was to deliver a crushing blow to France at Poitiers. Indeed Plymouth's history has been greatly influenced by the sea and those who sail upon it. From old Jack Hawkins, who invented the 'triangular trade' to Africa and the Caribbean, and Francis Drake who circumnavigated the world.
