Illustration
A 17th-century hand-coloured engraving by John Payne of The Sovereign of the Seas, a ship built in 1637 during the reign of Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649). The ship was built using money from the controversial Ship Money tax. (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich)
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Original image by John Payne. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 15 February 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Payne, J. (2022, February 15). The Sovereign of the Seas. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15260/the-sovereign-of-the-seas/
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Payne, John. "The Sovereign of the Seas." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 15, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15260/the-sovereign-of-the-seas/.
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Payne, John. "The Sovereign of the Seas." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 15 Feb 2022. Web. 21 Feb 2025.
