The island of nightmares. Book 2. Sails and guns

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The logic of the British in the XNUMXth-XNUMXth centuries was unpretentious: if you don’t have your own, you need to take away someone else’s. So, under Queen Elizabeth, piracy (that is, maritime robbery, murder and violence) was elevated to the rank of valiant service to the fatherland and was encouraged in every possible way. The British put the pirate craft literally on the conveyor, turning it into a branch of the state industry, which was actively sponsored by wealthy merchants and noble lords. And Queen Elizabeth herself, by the way.
In 1562, the pirate John Hawkins brought over a thousand black slaves to England. For success in a new business for England, Elizabeth awarded him the rank of admiral. In addition, she officially allowed him to include in his family coat of arms the image of a Negro in chains ...

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Publication language: Russian

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