J. D Davies
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Heroism, gunpowder and treachery in the Royal Navy. The first in an extraordinary series of naval adventures
1662: After Matthew Quinton sunk the first ship he was given to command, he is surprised when the King gives him captaincy of H.M.S. Jupiter with orders to stamp out a Scottish rebellion. This time Quinton is determined to prove his worth.
In a country of divided loyalties, Charles II needs someone he can trust, and – with an elder brother...
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Broadsides, divided loyalties, and revenge on the high seas-eighth in the Matthew Quinton series from the award-winning author of Death's Bright Angel.
1671: Matthew Quinton is on a mission into the heart of enemy waters, bent on revenge for England's crushing defeat of 1667. The Dutch not only destroyed English ships and slaughtered their men, but stole the jewel of the fleet, the flagship Royal Charles.
As the mission starts to unravel,...
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Who do you turn to when there's no one left to trust? Epic sea battles and treasonous betrayals…
In the heat of a gigantic battle against the Dutch, the English fleet is mysteriously divided. A large portion of their resources is sent to meet a French threat which never materialises. Thousands are slaughtered. Could there be a traitor in the Royal Navy?
As popular fury erupts, Captain Matthew Quinton is given the unenviable task of uncovering...
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Secret missions on the cold North Seas…
Winter, 1666. England is again at war with the Dutch, and Matthew Quinton is once more called to serve his King.
On a mission to the Swedish court, he must secure crucial support in the war against Sweden's old enemy, the Dutch Republic. He is accompanied by the mysterious Lord Conisborough, who, unbeknownst to Quinton, has a secret mission involving the notorious regicide John Bale, the man who signed...
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This flaming historical adventure, book seven in the Matthew Quinton Journals, is perfect for fans of C. S. Forester
London is burning, but who set the fire? In the weeks leading up to the Great Fire of 1666, Matthew Quinton, master of the H.M.S. Sceptre, is sent into the heart of London, seething with foreign plots and political paranoia, on a dangerous mission: to stop a terrorist ring from destroying the capital.
Quinton is the only man that...
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Corsairs, gold and sabotage off the coast of Africa… Naval adventure perfect for fans of Julian Stockwin and John Drake
1663: Captain Matthew Quinton is thrilled to capture a corsair from under the nose of menacing Maltese Knight Montnoir. But his triumph is short lived. The 'pirate' is in fact the infamous Irish adventurer O'Dwyer, who comes with talk of a vast West African gold mine...
Ordered by the avaricious King Charles to accompany O'Dwyer...
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The past comes back to haunt a young Matthew Quinton…
In 1651, eleven-year-old Matthew Quinton and his twin sister Henrietta discover long-forgotten papers of their grandfather. Dating back to 1598, they show the children an England locked into a bitter war with Spain.
But their findings are interrupted by the arrival of Roundhead troops intent on searching for their elder brother, the tenth Earl of Ravensden, who has been seriously wounded...
8) Ensign Royal
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A rip-roaring historical novella, set four years before Gentleman Captain
Matthew Quinton, eighteen years old and an ensign in the Royalist Army in exile, is sent by his older brother the Earl of Ravensden into the heart of Oliver Cromwell's England. Surrounded by enemies, he soon becomes tangled in a dark web of conspiracy…
Before long Quinton will have his first bloody taste of war, in the Battle of the Dunes, June 1658. In the battle Roundheads...
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Based on extensive research, The Naval History of Wales tells a compelling story that spans nearly 2,000 years, from the Romans to the present.
Many Welsh men and women have served in the Royal Navy and the navies of other countries. Welshmen played major parts in voyages of exploration, in the navy's suppression of the slave trade, and in naval warfare from the Viking era to the Spanish Armada, in the American Civil War, both world wars and the...
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The call of the republic, the weight of destiny. A new legend takes to the seas.'A thrilling new adventure series that rivals the immortal Patrick O'Brian' Angus Donald
1793. The infant French republic is assailed on all sides, by enemies within and the combined might of the great European monarchies without. A fanatical regime has taken power in Paris.
In the midst of these upheavals, Philippe Kermorvant, son of an English aristocrat and a French...
11) Armada's Wake
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The beacons are lit — the Armada is sighted off the English coast. The thrilling final instalment of the Navy Royal trilogy.
1588: The greatest naval force of its age bears down upon England. As a devastating battle looms, a nation holds its breath.
Jack Stannard, grandson of the original Jack, is stationed on Drake's warship Revenge. His father, Tom, commands his own vessel and even his grandfather is close by. Each must be ready for the greatest...
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It has always been widely accepted that the Stuart kings, Charles II and James II, had an interest in the navy and more generally in the sea. Their enthusiastic delight in sailing, for instance, is often cited as marking the establishment of yachting in England. The major naval developments in their reigns on the other hand developments that effectively turned the Royal Navy into a permanent, professional fighting force for the first time have traditionally...
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Rebellion and danger on the high seas… The gripping third Matthew Quinton adventure1665: plague stalks the streets of London, the country is at war and conspiracies against King Charles II are rife. When given command of a vast and ancient Man-of-War, Captain Matthew Quinton finds himself thrust unexpectedly into the midst of the deadliest of these plots… Grappling with scheming ministers and a rebellious crew, Quinton must sail his 'cursed'...
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Rebellion and danger on the high seas… The gripping third Matthew Quinton adventure
1665: plague stalks the streets of London, the country is at war and conspiracies against King Charles II are rife. When given command of a vast and ancient Man-of-War, Captain Matthew Quinton finds himself thrust unexpectedly into the midst of the deadliest of these plots…
Grappling with scheming ministers and a rebellious crew, Quinton must sail his 'cursed'...
15) Battle's Flood
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An adventure on the High Seas... Stannard fights for his life across the stormy Atlantic Captain Jack Stannard showed his worth in the Battle of the Solent. But little did he know how his actions there would change his life forever.
After a lucky escape at sea, he is drawn to Elizabeth I's spymaster Francis Walsingham, who sets Jack on an extraordinary mission to Africa and the Caribbean in company with two unscrupulous sea captains, John Hawkins...
16) Destiny's Tide
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Fight for your country. Fight for your king. Fight for your life... Jack Stannard has spent his whole life at sea, enduring savage beatings from his father and the furious aggression of whip-cracking storms. But a more cruel and dangerous foe is on the horizon.
When Henry VIII dissolves the monasteries and wages war against France and Scotland simultaneously, Jack must take up his family destiny at the head of the Dunwich fleet.
But enemy blades...
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This new reference book describes every aspect the English navy in the second half of the seventeenth century, from the time when the Fleet Royal was taken into Parliamentary control after the defeat of Charles I, until the accession of William and Mary in 1689 when the long period of war with the Dutch came to an end. This is a crucial era which witnessed the creation of a permanent naval service, in essence the birth of the Royal Navy.
Every aspect...
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Beset by pirates, Knights of Malta, and saboteurs, Captain Matthew Quinton sails to Africa in pursuit of a mountain of gold. When a captured Barbary pirate saves his neck with a tall tale of a fabled mountain of gold, Quinton has his doubts. But King Charles II can't resist the chance to outstrip the Dutch with a limitless source of wealth. With the devious pirate O'Dwyer in tow, Quinton embarks on a voyage beyond the map's edge, still convinced that...