Rise of the European Sailing Fleet: 1500-1650

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70% of the world's surface is covered with water. For some, the sea proved an impregnable wall. You can't walk on water, nor swim very far. If you lived on an island, you were stuck. Going out in a small boat could have you destroyed by a storm, or starved to death in the middle of nowhere. But for those able to harness the dangers of the ocean, it meant total freedom.
Sources:
I wrote this script during summer and didn't write down the sources I used, so I don't remember all of them. But it's mostly based on Jan Glete's books:
Warfare at Sea, 1500-1650 - Jan Glete
War and The State in Early Modern Europe - Jan Glete
0:00 Introduction
2:16 The Medieval Navy
4:59 The Renaissance Navy(1490-1560)
11:54 The Private Navy(1560-1600)
19:15 The Global Navy(1600-1650)
24:18 gib monies
#history #sailing #ships #renaissance

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@alexrexaros9837 Жыл бұрын

Ah yes. The prequel to Gold and Gunpowder

@christopherpett3264 Жыл бұрын

Pett Dynasty was a family of shipwrights who prospered in England between the 15th and 17th centuries. It was once said of the family that they were "so knit together that the Devil himself could not discover them".[1] This saying refers to the era during which Samuel Pepys was much involved in getting royal aid for Ann Pett, widow of Christopher Pett. The Petts Wood district of south-east London is named for the family.[2]

@roelantverhoeven371 Жыл бұрын

even tho the low countries (Netherlands, Belgium, luxembourg) weren't independent yet, they too had a standing navy in the 1400's and 1500's established by Jean sans peur, the Burgundian duke. known as the bande d'admiralité, it required all 3 of the 17 provinces that had a coastline to provide a certain amount of ships, depending on their size, that were always available and equipped for war. Brabant while landlocked also had to comply to a limited extend, as Antwerp was the largest sea port of all at that time making it four admiralities in total. the engravings by the Bruges artist Willem Van der Cluyse (W.A.) give a good idea of Flemish ships in the mid 15th century, his depiction of a carrack shows a large threemasted ship, equipped with cannons already.

@merafirewing6591 Жыл бұрын

It's a very interesting period of how the sailing ship evolved from it's humble beginnings.

@alexrexaros9837 Жыл бұрын

Most Kino intro you've ever done, by the way

@jamesvandemark2086 11 ай бұрын

The Dutch were ahead of the curve with fast efficient ships. Plus they made sure their sailors could SWIM. An ancestor was a leader of the Sea Beggars- Willem II Van der Mark........ history is fun!

@unknowntrooper_2791 Жыл бұрын

Very nice video again. Quite a broad topic but good overview. It was informative. Cheers!

@ged1798 Жыл бұрын

Awesome well made videos as per usual

@Catonius Жыл бұрын

but what about galleys? another great video, cheers bud.

@balticempire7244 Жыл бұрын

what about them indeed

@Catonius Жыл бұрын

@@balticempire7244 something ...probably. ; )

@alexwest2573 11 ай бұрын

I love how late medieval age ships look like floating castles

@robijnbruinsma4489 9 ай бұрын

Very nice! An important challenge for the development of Dutch naval power was access to high quality ore for the production of cannons. Sweden was, and is, a prime source. An enterprising Dutchman, called Louis de Geer I think, managed to get control of the Swedish mines as well as smelting and cannon fabrication. De Geer actually exported these cannons to Amsterdam and the Swedes had to go to Amsterdam to buy cannons made from Swedish steel. De Geer made out like a bandit. I can only conclude that the Swedes in the seventeenth century must have been very trusting people.

@chriskirschten203 9 ай бұрын

Best history narrator ever!

@YohanPlaine 9 ай бұрын

You have a very good way to put your voice and to narrate. 👍🏻 very olasing to hear. And interesting with that !

@squiddles8 Жыл бұрын

Awesome use of historic art really adds to the stories

@whiskeywookie2758 11 ай бұрын

Always love your videos on both channels! Another amazing video!

@fireofhislove3395 11 ай бұрын

I was wondering how sailing changed from the medieval. Very interesting and entertaining. Beautiful artwork.

@user-hg1ky3cj2s 2 ай бұрын

Very good video. Interesting information. Thanks

@bob343434354 11 ай бұрын

great channel keep them coming, well done

@smug9471 11 ай бұрын

12:51 "Spain was wanted full autistic control over their colonies" No truer description can be said about this time period 😆

@ZecaPinto1 Жыл бұрын

8:30 BIG MISTAKE. The first nations to use guns on sailing ships were the venetians on their galleys and the portuguese on their caravels in the 1460s

@balticempire7244 Жыл бұрын

galleys are not ships

@ZS-rw4qq Ай бұрын

4:34 You have foreseen this!

@ZecaPinto1 Ай бұрын

still a big lie. The ship he talked about was a carrack. That type of ship Wass developed by the portuguese so it is impossible that the french were the first to use heavy cannons on ships if the portuguese, the spanish and the venetians were using them years before Marie la Cordelière had been built. Moreover the author states it was the largest ship to use heavy cannons wich is another lie, there were ships like the São João Batista who carried 300 guns, thats way more guns than the Cordeliere had. So in other words, the only one that's trying to be a smartass is the author, because he is skiping important information and is excusing himself on that by pointing the finger to other people that may know more than him.

@ZecaPinto1 Ай бұрын

@@balticempire7244no they're ice creams

@J-IFWBR 9 ай бұрын

best channel fR!

@drake3116 3 ай бұрын

Is there somewhere a reliable source about evolution of ships and ship types by name and how those types/names changed and evolved through times? Thanks for any help. 😊

@MarcusAgrippa390 10 ай бұрын

You should do a collaboration with Drachinifel... Seriously good stuff

@arcadecaptainYT 11 ай бұрын

I was five videos in before I realized it was the Gold and gun powder guy lol

@namegoeshere850 11 ай бұрын

eu4 trade good icons in the intro caught me off guard lmao

@thhseeking Жыл бұрын

Hmmm... You had the wrong "peppers" showing in Asia. The "peppers" you showed came from the Americas.

@balticempire7244 Жыл бұрын

unfortunate

@thhseeking Жыл бұрын

@@balticempire7244 I'm probably the only pedant here :P But I often wonder what they used in Asia to spice things up before the capsicum family were introduced. Butter chicken without tomatoes? Not to mention Italian cooking :P

@12vscience 11 ай бұрын

nice

@israelben6179 11 ай бұрын

Super

@fellowcat3796 11 ай бұрын

my compliments to your dutch tongue!

@fellowcat3796 11 ай бұрын

Speaking out the VOC in full isnt the easiest.

@balticempire7244 11 ай бұрын

only took 10 attempts

@marcellcordova7414 11 ай бұрын

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@m.h.549 9 ай бұрын

17:02 Spanish Armada in 1688? Mate you're 100 years off, it was 1588. Hope that was just a slip of the tongue, your videos normally seem very well researched. Thanks for the content.