The naval mutinies of 1797 were unprecedented in scale and impressive in their level of organisation. This volume focuses on new research, re-evaluating the cau

Excerpt from The Naval Mutinies of 1797 Almost the whole political and social importance of the Mutinies of 1797 lies in the great revolts at Spithead and the N

The naval mutiny of 1797 is the most astonishing recorded in British history; by its management rather than by its results. Though it shook the country, it was