William Laird Clowes

“ To another publication of the Navy Records Society, Professor Laughton's, 'State Papers Relating to the Spanish Armada,' a great debt is due. Both it, and Captain Duro's works dealing with affairs of the same eventful time, have, as will be seen, been freely drawn upon. To Mr. Oppenheim personally, I owe several useful suggestions. It is a matter of great regret to me that both Professor Laughton and Mr. Oppenheim were obliged to decline invitations to contribute some chapters to this volume, and that one of the grounds of the latter's refusal was the uncertainty of his health. ”

“ M. Oppenheim's invaluable 'History of the Administration of the Royal Navy, 1509-1660' (John Lane) , and of the same learned author's, 'Naval Accounts and Inventories of the Reign of Henry VII.' (Navy Records Society) , called attention to several neglected sources of information. These have been utilised, and Mr. Oppenheim's two volumes have, besides, been largely quoted from. ”

“ Thomas Howard Earl of Surrey, 3rd Duke of Norfolk.
The Royal Navy
A History
From the Earliest Times to the Present
By
Wm. Laird Clowes
Fellow of King's College, London; Gold Medallist U.S. Naval Institute; Hon. Member of the R.U.S. Institution ”