How the Age of Revolutions rocked the Royal Navy
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The History of the Sea
A lot of disturbances and mutinies are occurring because the food wasn't good. The other thing is harsh discipline. You could almost think of it as a social contract. On the one hand, the sailors would expect good treatment in return for their hard work. But when that social contract was broken for whatever reason - you do see a lot of disobedience,. strikes, mutinies and the like.
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