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Whoah Baltic Empire covers other things than Swödish history?

Yes I cover whatever I want lol, and in this one we'll be covering the Renaissance galley: how it developed from its ancient predecessor, how it was used to build Empires...and then, why it suddenly stopped being so useful.

Sources:
Warfare at Sea, 15001650 Jan Glete
Renaissance War Galley 14701590 Osprey Publishing
War and The State in Early Modern Europe Jan Glete

0:00 le funny
1:13 History
5:32 Construction
9:28 Variations
11:52 Complement
15:37 Tactical and Strategic Usage
19:06 Disadvantages
20:55 The Fall of Galley Fleets
22:47 The Galley outside the Mediterranean

#history #navies #galley