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The New World Nautical Saga

The New World Nautical Saga traces English maritime expansion from the youth of Francis Drake to the settlement voyages of the early seventeenth century. Sailors, courtiers, merchants and religious dissenters cross an Atlantic increasingly contested by European empires and shaped by private enterprise.

Pirates and Patriots follows Drake and the Hawkins network; Beyond the Setting Sun turns to Walter Raleigh and the attempted settlement of Virginia; Westward to Freedom follows English Separatists towards the Mayflower voyage. Together the novels connect exploration with warfare, colonisation, commerce and the search for religious refuge.

Reading order

Books in this series (3 books)

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#1 – Pirates and Patriots

David Field

England and the Atlantic from 1554. Fifteen-year-old Francis Drake is realising his dream of sailing on the open seas. After training with his cousins William and John Hawkins in their naval business, he takes his first commission upon the Bonaventure. But when disaster strikes the ship…

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#3 – Westward to Freedom

David Field

England, Holland and North America from 1607. The enthralling adventure of the pilgrims’ journey on The Mayflower and beyond! A new life awaits beyond the horizon.1607. The English Separatists seek only the right to be allowed to worship in their own way in their humble North…