CONTENTS -- Plate Section -- Notes on conventions -- List of Plates and Maps -- List of Tables and Figures -- Abbreviations -- Chronology -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Chronological and geographical limits -- 2. Historiography -- 3. Sources: une mer à boire -- 4. Points of departure -- Chapter One The seabound Netherlands -- Introduction -- 1. Flanders: origin of Admiralty -- 2. Holland: maritime power in Western Europe -- 3. Zeeland: power base of the Lords of Veere -- Conclusion -- Chapter Two Ordinances and admirals -- Introduction -- 1. The Ordinance on the Admiralty of 1488 -- 2. Admirals and vice-admirals, 1488-1558 -- 3. Holland's attack on the Admiralty -- 4. The Ordinance on the Admiralty of 1540 -- Conclusion -- Chapter Three Defence of the fisheries -- Introduction -- 1. Fishery: proportions and changes -- 2. Defence of Flanders' fishery, 1488-1547 -- 3. Defence of Holland's fishery, 1488#8211 -- 1547 -- 4. Defence of Zeeland's fishery, 1488-1547 -- 5. Cooperation between the provinces, 1547-1558 -- Conclusion -- Chapter Four Commerce and dynasty -- Introduction -- 1. The route to the East: the offensive solution -- 2. The route to the West: the defensive solution -- 3. Protection of the routes to the East and to the West in 1557 -- Conclusion -- Chapter Five Strategy and dynasty -- Introduction -- 1. The Zuider Zee -- 2. Coastal defence -- 3. Passage between the Netherlands and Spain -- 4. England as a base and ally -- 5. Strategy and honour -- Conclusion -- Chapter Six Towards a permanent war fleet -- Introduction -- 1. Organisation and finance -- 2. The war fleet -- 3. The crew -- 4. Veere: naval base of the Habsburg Netherlands -- Conclusion -- Chapter Seven Privateering and Admiralty -- Introduction -- 1. Privateering -- 2. Admiralty -- 3. Order and discipline -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F.

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