Rum, sodomy, prayers, and the lash revisited Winston Churchill and social reform in the Royal Navy, 1900-1915 Rum, sodomy, prayers, & the lash revisited Seligmann, Matthew S. 1967- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History Naval history enk 2018 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (198 pages) "'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 major reform 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 and eradicating 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 radical social agenda while running the Navy"--Provided by publisher Introduction; 1: Pay, Promotion, and Democratization; 2: Rum; 3: Sodomy; 4: Prayers; 5: The Lash. Matthew S. Seligmann (Professor of Naval History, Brunel University London). Includes bibliographical references and index. e-uk--- Churchill, Winston 1874-1965 Great Britain. Royal Navy History 20th century Churchill, Winston 1874-1965 Great Britain. Royal Navy Sailors Great Britain Social conditions 20th century Social problems Great Britain History 20th century Naval art and science Great Britain History 20th century Great Britain History, Naval 20th century Marins Grande-Bretagne Conditions sociales 20e siècle Problèmes sociaux Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle Grande-Bretagne Histoire navale 20e siècle TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Marine & Naval TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Military Science Naval art and science Sailors Social conditions Social problems Great Britain 1900-1999 fast VA454 .S453 2018 359.0094109041 Rum, Sodomy, Prayers, and the Lash Revisited : Winston Churchill and Social Reform in the Royal Navy, 1900-1915 Seligmann, Matthew S. 1967- Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018 (OCoLC)1013743075 9780191078293 0191078298 9780191820489 0191820482 0198759975 9780198759973 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/5210 EBLCP 180602 20260319175727.4 in00005716186 eng