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Rum, Sodomy, Prayers, and the Lash Revisited

By Seligmann, Matthew S

Rum, Sodomy, Prayers, and the Lash Revisited Social Sciences

Rum, Sodomy, Prayers, and the Lash Revisited

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Naval tradition? Naval tradition? Monstrous. Nothing but rum, sodomy, prayers and the lash. This quotation, from Winston Churchill, is frequently dismissed as apocryphal or a jest, but, interestingly, all four of the areas of naval life singled out in it were ones that were subject to majorreform initiatives while Churchill was in charge of the Royal Navy between October 1911 and May 1915. During this period, not only were there major improvements in pay and conditions for sailors, but detailed consideration was also given to the future of the spirit ration; to the punishing anderadicating of homosexual practices; to the spiritual concerns of the fleet; and to the regime of corporal punishment that underpinned naval discipline for boy sailors. In short, under Churchill, the Royal Navy introduced a social reform programme perfectly encapsulated in this elegant quip. And, yet, not only has no one studied it; many people do not even know that such a programme even existed. This book rectifies that. It shows that Churchill was not just a major architect of welfare reform as President of the Board of Trade and as Home Secretary, but that he continued to push a radicalsocial agenda while running the Navy.
Product details
Number of Pages:
198
Release Date:
2018-08-21
Publication Date:
2018-08-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (UK)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198759975
ISBN13:
9780198759973
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
467 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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