| ID | 151428 |
| Title Proper | Regina maris and the command of the sea |
| Other Title Information | the sixteenth century origins of modern maritime strategy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Heuser, Beatrice |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The concept of the command of the sea has its roots in medieval notions of the sovereignty of coastal waters, as claimed by several monarchs and polities of Europe. In the sixteenth century, a surge of intellectual creativity, especially in Elizabethan England, fused this notion with the Thucydidean term ‘thalassocracy’ – the rule of the sea. In the light of the explorations of the oceans, this led to a new conceptualisation of naval warfare, developed in theory and then put into practice. This falsifies the mistaken but widespread assumption that there was no significant writing on naval strategy before the nineteenth century. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Strategic Studies Vol. 40, No.1-2; Feb 2017: p. 225-262 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Strategic Studies Vol: 40 No 1-2 |
| Key Words | Maritime Strategy ; Naval Strategy ; Blockade ; Freedom of the Seas ; Command of the Sea ; Guerre de Course/Commerce Raiding ; Fleet in Being |