CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I.Henry VII and his Commercial Policy[13]
II.Mercantile Organization[31]
III.The Cabot Voyages—John Cabot, 1497 and 1498[51]
IV.The Cabot Voyages—Sebastian Cabot, ? 1499[86]
V.An Early Colonial Project[104]
VI.The Growth of Commerce[120]
VII.The Fall of the Hansa[152]
VIII.The English in the North Sea[183]
IX.France, Spain, and the Mediterranean[208]
X.Voyages and Projects of Discovery under Henry VIII[240]
XI.The African Voyages[274]
XII.The North-East Passage and the White Sea[307]
XIII.Ships and Men. English Ports[338]
XIV.The Navy, 1485–1558[372]