Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Historiography, primary sources, and mythology -- Anglo-Spanish relations in the second half of the 16th century -- Maritime religiosity -- The structure of this book -- Technical commentary -- 1 The Fading of Catholicism Aboard -- Decline of Catholic culture: the state and mariners -- Seamen in the religiously challenging environment -- 'Strangers' in English crews -- Protestant seamen's intolerance and tolerance -- 2 Catholics on English Ships -- The traits and scope of the Catholic identity on English ships -- Seamen in the clandestine Catholic networks -- Catholic identities in Protestant sea enterprises before the Spanish war -- Catholic identities in English naval and privateering actions during the Spanish war -- 3 English Exiles in the Spanish Fleets -- English privateers in Spanish service -- Naval wages -- English Catholic officers -- English exiles in the Invincible Armada -- Religion, converts, and British priests -- Challenges in Spain -- 4 Individual Paths -- Sir Thomas Stucley (Stukeley) -- John Bonner -- John Lambert -- Edward Cripps -- Robert Elliot -- Richard Burley -- Conclusion -- Index. |