Description
For hundreds of years, the mariners of the Cinque Ports of southern England fought a series of bloody battles to prevent Great Yarmouth from controlling the sale of herring. The great rivalry between these ‘Brothers of the Sea’ caused mayhem and death to many – and the cost ran into multi-millions. This book describes how the ‘Silver Darlings’ – the huge shoals of herring in the great annual spawning, led to violent confrontation. Here we name the Bailiffs and other prominent men from rival ports and describe how they struggled to keep order. We show how the Kings of England were often helpless in the face of hundreds of years of enmity – and how an encounter off the Dutch coast led to rival fishing fleets attacking each other in the king’s presence. Do read this book from a social perspective too – how can we learn to get on with each other rather than seek power and privilege?
The book contains a full description of the major naval Battle of Sluys in 1340 said to be the equivalent of Trafalgar. Also, there are descriptions of the relationship between salt, diet and religion and detailed biographies of the powerful men who controlled the annual Herring Fair at Yarmouth. Is your relative named?
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