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The Anthony Roll of Henry VIII's Navy (Publications for the Navy Records Society)
The Anthony Roll of Henry VIII's Navy - Publications for the Navy Records Society Author:Navy Records Society (Great Britain), Magdalene College (University of Cambridge) This edition reassembles the three parts of the Anthony Roll - a pictorial survey of Henry VIII's navy, compiled in 1546 by Anthony Anthony, a clerk in the ordnance office. It features paintings of each of the King's 58 ships, below which are set details of their guns, shot and related equipment. Two of the original rolls were given to Samuel Pe... more »pys, who had them cut to form one volume for his own library, now to be found at Magdalene College, Cambridge. The other roll remains in the British Library. The spelling of the original roll is preserved and the volume includes a summary of the service careers of all the ships featured in the two documents, including that of the Mary Rose.« less