The British did not take to water like ducks. This work reveals that for hundreds of years Britain clung to coastal waters, and had no notion of sailing. It was... » 

The British did not take to water like ducks. This work reveals that for hundreds of years Britain clung to coastal waters, and had no notion of sailing. It was not until Elizabeth I's reign that Britain's success at sea truly began. This account is full of anecdote, erudite and humour. «