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Boys at Sea
Sodomy, Indecency, and Courts Martial in Nelson's Navy

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Boys at Sea
Sodomy, Indecency, and Courts Martial in Nelson's Navy

by B.R. Burg (Author)

Hardback

ISBN: 9780230522282

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A study of homoerotic life in the Royal Navy during the age of sail. This work deals not only with sex among ordinary crewmen, but also reveals that the most consistent feature of prosecutions for sodomy and indecency involved officers forcing their attentions on ships' boys. It traces every feature of sexuality at sea.

"Boys at Sea" is a study of homoerotic life in the Royal Navy during the age of sail. It deals not only with sex among ordinary crewmen, but reveals that the most consistent feature of prosecutions for sodomy and indecency involved officers forcing their attentions on ships' boys. The book traces every feature of sexuality at sea, and provides a probing look at a dark and terrifying aspect of the lives of youngsters who served in Britain's warships.

ISBN	230522289
ISBN13	9780230522282
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Format	Hardback
Publication date	12/07/2007
Pages	264
Weight (grammes)	440
Published in	United Kingdom
Height (mm)	216
Width (mm)	138

Introduction - Law, Literature, Sodomy, and Royal Navy Officers - Regulating Sodomy in the Pre-Nelson Navy - Ratings with Ratings, Ratings with Boys - Officers and Boys at Sea - Warrant Officers, Petty Officers, and their Boys - Sodomy, Indecency, and HMS Africaine - The Last Sex Court Martial - Notes - Works Cited