Elizabeth I's Navy Constraction And Its Influence

Britain had to face the invasion from the sea and the opportunities to expand due-to the unique island background.On the one hand,Britain has to face the threat of the invasion from the sea,and on the other hand,it also provides opportunities for Britain's external expansion.In one hundred after the war,Britain is lost in continental Europe the last stronghold of Calais,thoroughly become seagirt "island" countries,Britain make a change at this time,simply turn to the ocean,this provides an important prerequisite for the navy construction.At the same time,after thoroughly become "island" countries,Britain also faces the threat of enemy invasion by sea,at the beginning of the succession of Elizabeth I,the contradictions between the two countries,British invasion of the enemy conrete facing the sea,the need to guard against the invasion of Spain.The powerful and dominating queen had gradually form the consciousness of the ocean,and put it into practice and launched the Navy construction of the Elizabeth I period.The British navy was built in the Elizabeth I era under the guidance of the state,s foreign expansion strategy?Policies?the practice and technology of the Navy.The Royal Navy,Privateers and armed merchant ships formed the British navy through the construction of the naval organization.Privateers refered to a ship which were armed,engaged in privateering,and controlled by the government in time of war;Armed merchant ships refered to ships which were armed,engaged in commercial trade,and controlled by the government in time of war.On peacetime,the royal navy's deterrent force,the predatory action of privateers and the commercial conduct of armed merchant ships were closely linked and mutual transformed.They are in collaboration with each other in naval warfare to realize scale.The modernization of the navy was realized with the help of the construction on talents,equipment and tactics.The British victory in the 1588 west sea battle showed the success of navy construction.Elizabeth I naval construction played the role of the link throughout the preceding and the following during the British naval history:It had successfully improved the poor and weak situation of the navy in the history of Edward ? and queen Mary ?,and the British traditional maritime consciousness and the enthusiasm of the nation towards the ocean were inspired by challenging Spain's hegemony successfully.Its awareness of the ocean was prescient and the naval construction of Elizabeth ? was an important starting point for the rise of British maritime hegemony.Although later generations did not copy it completely,this attempt provided a reference template for the later naval construction.To a certain extent,it also provided a higher "qualified line" for later naval construction.