Neale, Jonathan Sayles (1990) Forecastle and quarterdeck : protest, discipline and mutiny in the Royal Navy, 1793-1814. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

This thesis is a study of disputes and
conflicts between officers and men in the Royal
Navy between 1793 and 1814. The first part is a
general introduction to shipboard life and work,
discipline, resistance and protest, and to the
sailors' culture and politics. The second part is
a detailed study of the mutinies on the Culloden
in 1794 and the Defiance in 1795, paying
particular attention to the organization of the
sailors, the strategy of the officers and the
function and working of court martials. The third
part is a more general history of the sailors'
protests and mutinies between 1796 and 1814. These
mutinies and protests are situated with regard to
the changing balance of forces between officers
and men in the Navy as a whole during these years.
The thesis is largely based on the verbatim
transcipts of court martials in the Royal Navy
that are now part of the Admiratly Records at the
Public Record Office. It is intended as a
contribution to the social history of the Royal
Navy and the labour history of the period.

Item Type:	Thesis or Dissertation (PhD)
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain V Naval Science > V Naval Science (General)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 18th century, Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 19th century, Sailors -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century, Sailors -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century, Mutiny -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century, Mutiny -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Official Date:	January 1990
Dates:	Date Event January 1990 Submitted
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	Department of Social History
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Obelkevich, Jim ; Mason, Tony, 1938-
Sponsors:	University of Warwick
Extent:	v, 538 leaves
Language:	eng

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