The Minion and Its Travels: Sailing to Guinea in the Sixteenth Century
The Minion and Its Travels: Sailing to Guinea in the Sixteenth Century
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The Netherlands: Amsterdam University Press
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The Minion was a ship of the Royal Navy, originally built in 1522,¹ and named after the type of small cannon made of cast-iron or bronze frequently in use on Tudor and Stuart ships. Known as one of Henry VIII’s favourites, referred to as ‘la Mignone’ by the French,² ‘Mjinhona’ by the Portuguese,³ and ‘Miñona’ by the Spanish,⁴ the Minion was rebuilt...
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The Minion and Its Travels: Sailing to Guinea in the Sixteenth Century
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10.2307/j.ctv18gfzcf.6
