{"product_id":"british-naval-prize-law-in-a-b-mcleod-9781837652815","title":"British Naval Prize Law in the Seven Years' War","description":"\u003cb\u003eExamines in detail the full legal process of prize law from capture of the prize to payment of the prize money.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNaval historians are well aware that prize money was a huge incentive for British naval officers and sailors during the eighteenth century and much has been written about prize taking and the associated fighting. What is much less known about are the processes which then followed, the legal process which confirmed that the prize was lawful, or otherwise, the valuation and sale of the prize, the allocation and distribution of the prize money. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on extensive original research and including detailed case studies this book takes the reader through the full process from capture to payment. It outlines prize law, explores the role of prize agents, and discusses how the courts worked when considering prize cases. It covers appeals, examines how some naval officers gained great wealth through prize taking with others being much less successful, and highlights how particular individuals influenced the process. Throughout the reader follows the stories of individual captains and their struggles and triumphs in the prize law process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. B. McLeod\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1837652813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781837652815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boydell Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"A. B. McLeod","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47136636895487,"sku":"9781837652815","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dbdfbfb9-e563-4878-9af3-e122e02e8c54.jpg?v=1755023946","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/british-naval-prize-law-in-a-b-mcleod-9781837652815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}