"A brilliant social history of Cromwell's navy....Capp brings to bear the light of a remarkably wide range of manuscript and printed sources. His book forms a much-needed complement to the more numerous studies of Cromwell's army."--Journal of Modern History

"It is unusual to see such a variety of topics...included in a single study, and even more unusual to see all of them handled with such a sure touch. Capp's book is a welcome addition to Stuart historiography and should interest many readers."--Sixteenth Century Journal

"Impressive....A lucidly-written, thoroughly-researched book on a subject of genuine importance, a work of lasting scholarly value."--Albion

"Remarkable for the scope of its questions and conclusions. The book is a model for the way in which manuscript sources can be combined with a broad range of secondary works to produce a volume that is almost encyclopedic without being ponderous....A major contribution."--CHOICE