Sea Dogs : The History Press : 9781803991818 : 180399181X : 24 Nov 2022 : ?James Seay Dean is the noted authority on these voyages ? he provides a sympathetic treatment of life aboard ship in some of the most challenging circumstances these redoubtable sailors faced ?beyond the line?.'  ? Professor Barry Gough, maritime historian ?A fascinating and informative account of the development of Tudor and Stuart sailing ships. Its examination of their architecture, sailing, and tactics, especially as it is set within the international political context, makes a most interesting story.' ? Bryan Barrett, Commander RN, ret. From jacktar to captain, what was life like aboard an Elizabethan ship? How did the men survive tropical heat, storms, bad water, rotten food, disease, poor navigation, shifting cargoes and enemy fire? Would a sailor return alive?  Sea Dogs follows in the footsteps of the average sailor, drawing from the accounts of sixteenth-century and early seventeenth-century ocean vo