Beyond the Breakers Taylor and Tanner

This is part 1 of 2 in our discussion of the naval battle at Lepanto in 1571. Before we can get to Lepanto itself, there's a good bit of background to set up first.

Sources:


Anievas, Alexander and Kerem Nişancioğlu. “The Ottoman-Habsburg Rivalry over the Long Sixteenth Century.” How the West Came to Rule: The Geopolitical Origins of Capitalism. Pluto Press. 


Bicheno, Hugh. Crescent and Cross: The Battle of Lepanto 1571. Phoenix, 2004. 


Brummett, Palmira. “Foreign Policy, Naval Strategy, and the Defence of the Ottoman Empire in the Early Sixteenth Century.” The International History Review, vol. 11, no. 4, Nov 1989, pp. 613 - 627. 


Crowley, Roger. Empires of the Sea. Random House, 2008. 


Elliott, J. H. Imperial Spain, 1469 - 1716. Penguin, 2002. 


Finkel, Caroline. Osman’s Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire. Basic Books, 2005. 


Goodwin, Jason. Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire. Henry Holt and Company, 1998. 


Hess, Andrew C. “The Battle of Lepanto and Its Place in Mediterranean History.” Past & Present, no. 57, Nov 1972, pp. 53 - 73. 


Hess, Andrew C. “The Evolution of the Ottoman Seaborne Empire in the Age of the Oceanic Discoveries, 1453 - 1525.” The American Historical Review, vol. 75, no. 7, Dec 1970, pp. 1892 - 1919. 


Libby, Lester J. Venetian Views of the Ottoman Empire from the Peace of 1503 to the War of Cyprus.” The Sixteenth Century Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, Winter 1978, pp. 103 - 126. 


Martin, Colin and Geoffrey Parker. The Spanish Armada. Norton, 1988. 


Soucek, Svatopluk. “Naval Aspects of the Ottoman Conquests of Rhodes, Cyprus and Crete.” Studia Islamica, no. 98/99, 2004, pp. 219 - 261


White, Joshua M. “Holy Warriors, Rebels, and Thieves: Defining Maritime Violence in the Ottoman Mediterranean.” Piracy in World History. Amsterdam University Press, 2021. 



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This episode was released as a Patreon-exclusive bonus episode in May 2023 as the conclusion to our Spanish Armada series - now it's been unlocked for everyone in anticipation of our next main episode when we'll be returning to the 16th century and maybe even revisiting some old friends. 

Sources for Part V:
Brown, Meaghan J. “‘The Heart of All Sorts of People Were Enflamed’: Manipulating Readers of Spanish Armada News.” Book History, vol. 17, 2014, pp. 94 - 116.


Esler, Anthony. “Robert Greene and the Spanish Armada.” ELH, vo. 32, no. 3, Sep 1965, pp. 312 - 332.


Howarth, David. The Voyage of the Armada. Penguin, 1982.


Jensen, De Lamar. “The Spanish Armada: The Worst-Kept Secret in Europe.” The Sixteenth Century Journal, vo. 19, no. 4, Winter 1988, pp. 621 - 641.


Martin, Colin and Geoffrey Parker. The Spanish Armada. Norton, 1988.


McAleer, John J. “Ballads on the Spanish Armada.” Texas Studies in Literature and Language, vol. 4, no. 4, Winter 1963, pp. 602 - 612.


Thompson, I. A. A. “The Appointment of The Duke of Medina Sidonia to the Command of the Spanish Armada.” The Historical Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, 1969, pp. 197 - 216.


Younger, Neil. “If the Armada Had Landed: A Reappraisal of England’s Defences in 1588.” History, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 328 - 354.
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This is a teaser containing the first few minutes of our March 2024 Bonus Episode released for patrons at the $5 (2nd Mate) Tier

Patrons at the $3 tier can access one additional episode each month, and patrons at the $5 tier can access two additional episodes each month. 
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Many people are familiar with the RMS Carpathia as the vessel that picked up hundreds of Titanic survivors in the early morning of April 15th 1912. In this episode we discuss that monumental event in the Carpathia's history, in addition to what came before and after. 

Sources:

"Arthur Henry Rostron: Captain of the RMS Carpathia." Encyclopedia Titanica. https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/carpathia-crew/arthur-henry-rostron.html    

"Carpathia 1903." Tyne Built Ships, https://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/C-Ships/carpathia1903.html

"Carpathia 1903 - 1918." The Great Ocean Liners. https://web.archive.org/web/20170919232439/http://www.thegreatoceanliners.com/carpathia.html

"Carpathia Sunk; 5 Of Crew Killed." New York Times, 20 July 1918. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/07/20/98269248.pdf

"Wreck of the Carpathia, Titanic's Rescuer, Found." Reuters Limited, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20040427023807/http://www.numa.net/press/092200a.html
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Something different this week as we look into maritime folklore related to predicting (and maybe even altering) the weather.

**we get into the lore at about 11:20**

(for fans of the Loremen - yes, it's Christ-In-A-Hole!) 

Sources:

Beck, Horace. Folklore and the Sea. Mystic Seaport, 1996.

Hole, Christina. "Superstitions and Beliefs of the Sea." Folklore, vol. 78, no. 3, Autumn 1967, pp. 184 - 189.

Minard, Antone. "'Like a Dying Duck in a Thunderstorm':  Complex Weather Systems through the Lens of Folk Belief and Language." Western Folklore, vol. 69, no. 1, Winter 2010, pp. 109 - 119. 



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