Piratical colonization : piracy's role in the first English colonies, 1550-1600 / by Austin F. Croom.
| Author/creator | Croom, Austin F. author. |
| Other author | Dudley, Wade G. degree supervisor. |
| Other author | East Carolina University. Department of History. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations |
| Publication | [Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2019. |
| Description | 118 pages |
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| Variant title | Piratical colonization piracy's role in the first English colonies, 1550-1600. |
| Summary | This thesis analyzes the importance of piracy to the beginnings of English overseas expansion. This study will consider the piratical climate around the British Isles in the sixteenth century, and the ways in which this context affected the participants in the first English colonial projects. Piracy became inseparably associated with nearly all of the Elizabethan overseas expeditions, contributing experienced seamen to the cause and promising to fill gaps in the financial strength of the expeditions. Ultimately, piracy proved difficult to control, and sabotaged the efforts of the Elizabethan colonial promoters. |
| General note | Presented to the faculty of the Department of History |
| General note | Advisor: Wade G. Dudley |
| General note | Title from PDF t.p. (viewed October 4, 2019). |
| Dissertation note | M.A. East Carolina University 2019. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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