Regional Admiralty's

The Regional Admiralty's of the Kingdom of England were defined on the basis of geographical location an Admiral was appointed for direction, control and jurisdiction of a particular area of England they existed from 1298 until 1414 when the last remaining regional commands was merged into a single Admiralty covering all of England that was commanded by the High Admiral later Lord Admiral of England.

1) History

The Regional Admiralty's of the Kingdom of England were defined on the basis of geographical location an Admiral was appointed for administration and jurisdiction of a particular area of England. The Northern Admiralty controlled the East Coast of England from the river Thames, London to Scotland, the Western Admiralty controlled the Irish Sea from Bristol to Carlisle, the Southern Admiralty controlled the English Channel and and Southern North Sea from the Thames to Bristol within each admiralty was a Vice-Admiral responsible for districts and local defence. They existed from 1298 until 1414 when the last remaining regional commands were unified into a single Admiralty covering all of England that was commanded by the High Admiral of England.

2) List of regional admiralty's

  1. Northern Admiralty (1294 to 1412)
  2. Northern and Western Admiralty (1364-1367), (1386-1400), (1406-1414)
  3. Southern Admiralty (1294-1310), (1325-1326)
  4. Southern, Northern and Western Admiralty (1369-1369)
  5. Western Admiralty (1294 to 1412)

3) Sources

  1. King Ernest J. (2003) War at Sea in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Boydell Press, Woodbridge, England, ISBN 9780851159034. p. 64.
  2. Sherborne, James; Tuck, Anthony (edited by), (1994). War, Politics and Culture in Fourteenth-century England, A&C Black, London, England ISBN 9781852850869. p. 51.
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