W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 1997 On the Wings of the Wind: Changes in English Shipbuilding, Navigation and Shipboard Life, 1485-1650 Anna Gibson Holloway College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the European History Commons Recommended Citation Holloway, Anna Gibson, "On the Wings of the Wind: Changes in English Shipbuilding, Navigation and Shipboard Life, 1485-1650" (1997). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539626136. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-ptjh-6605 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND: CHANGES IN ENGLISH SHIPBUILDING, NAVIGATION AND SHIPBOARD LIFE, 1485 - 1650 A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of History The College of William and Mary in Virginia In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Anna Gibson Holloway 1997 APPROVAL SHEET This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts .uthor Approved, May 1997 fa fai Dale Hoak James P. Whittenburg A jcluu James Axtell For Nannie Table of Contents Page Acknowledgements V Abstract vi Introduction 2 Chapter 1: Early Explorations & Knowledge of the Wind 5 Chapter 2: Hull Design and Maintenance 25 Chapter 3 : Sails, Masts, and Rigging 52 Chapter 4: Advances in Navigation 59 Chapter 5: Shipboard Conditions 70 Conclusion 86 Appendix 90 Bibliography 93 iv Acknow1edgements There is no such thing as a solo project.