The Hawkins' Voyages during the Reigns of Henry VIII Queen Elizabeth and James I

It was a time when much of the world was still shrouded in myth and mystery. A time when merchants invested their wealth and explorers their lives in the hunt for new markets new trade routes new alliances.This collection of journals and reports follows the voyages of four different members of the Hawkins family between 1530 and 1613 giving eye-witness accounts of the dangers from sea and tempest from hostile natives and brutal monarchs; and of the wonders of strange beasts and plants and even stranger customs.The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins in his Voyage into the South Sea are of particular interest giving as they do a great wealth of information about English naval practices with advice on matters ranging from naval tactics to dealing with outbreaks of scurvy to his method for stopping seamen swearing.The final section of the book is devoted to Captain William Hawkins' account of his time in India at the court of the Great Mogol which vividly illustrates the difficulties faced by ambassadors of that period in dealing with cultures so different from their own. RenaissanceAlive specialises in re-publishing for Kindle books written during or about the sixteenth century. All titles are transcribed carefully proof-read and formatted to give the best reading experience on the Kindle.The full range of titles which includes biographies letters chronicles travel exploration warfare history poetry and much more can be found by typing or pasting RenaissanceAlive into the Amazon search box or by visiting the website RenaissanceAlive.com. A sample of titles that you may enjoy:The Douglas Book 1: Douglas Memoirs. [ASIN: B00OUJN4QY].The Douglas Book 2: Angus Memoirs. [ASIN: B07B9LDVVC].The Battle of Flodden Field. [ASIN: B00FUACO72].Duelling Stories of the Sixteenth Century. [ASIN: B00T8NCGH0]Russia at the close of the Sixteenth Century. [ASIN: B079H7LRPT]The Girlhood of Mary Queen of Scots. [ASIN: B011P7M7NE]Some account of the Stuarts of Aubigny in France. [ASIN: B00U95YU52]Early Popular Poetry of Scotland and the Northern Border. [ASIN: B00LYM52O2]The Government of the Ottoman Empire. [ASIN: B07PHB4MTC]The First Three English Books on America. [ASIN: B0841N43HW]To see thousands of images of people places and objects connected with the sixteenth century please visit Pinterest and search for kindleifier.