Provides a huge amount of detail about everyday maritime life in the important port of Whitby, home port of Captain Cook. The ancient but isolated town of Whitb

This book is the first modern analysis of the coasting trade in Elizabethan England. Drawing on a significant body of evidence, including evidence from the port

Early modern European economic development seen through the interaction of two major players in the Mediterranean economy: Venice and England.

This is the first study to analyze a wide spread of price data to determine whether market development led to economic growth in the early modern period.