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- Sir Francis Kynaston: The importance of the ‘Nation’ for a 17th-century English royalist
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Maritime Studies Archive
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Playing at Command: Midshipmen and Quarterdeck Boys in the Royal Navy, 1793-1815
Posted on April 11, 2012 | No CommentsThe increasing social status of young gentlemen in the Royal Navy of the Great Wars and the processes that maintained their authority reflected wider social and cultural trends - developments that confirmed the view of Georgian England as an ancien regime. -
Sports scientists examine the medieval archers of the Mary Rose
Posted on March 21, 2012 | No CommentsA unique project about the historical warship the Mary Rose which is providing information about life in medieval times is benefitting from 21st century technology. -
Commercial conflict and regulation in the discourse of trade in seventeenth-century England
Posted on March 15, 2012 | No CommentsAlthough the term is no longer as popular as once was the case, mercantilism continues to dominate our understanding of the commercial ideas and legislation of seventeenth-century England, referring not so much to a distinctive school of economic thought or ideology, as a vague set of assumptions about the belligerent nature of commerce and the inevitable need for state regulation of it. -
Shipbuilding and the English International Timber Trade, 1300-1700: a framework for study using Niche Construction Theory
Posted on March 1, 2012 | No CommentsEnglish trade has long been dependent upon the sea as the main thoroughfare for goods traveling to and from the island. Boats and ships of various sizes, shapes, and varieties have in tum, until the last century with airplanes and the Channel Tunnel, been the primary means of leaving England for any purpose. -
The Royal dockyards in England at the time of the American War of Independence
Posted on December 13, 2011 | No CommentsThe system was at fault. Individuals, such as Lord Sandwich and Charles Middleton, worked hard to keep it going, while trying at the same time to improve it. Fortunately, defeat in the war encouraged the start of this reform in the 1780's. -
TV show uncovers Tudor shipyard in Medway
Posted on December 2, 2011 | No CommentsThe first evidence confirming the site of Henry VIII's dockyard in Kent has been uncovered by the TV show Pub Dig during a search for Medway’s hidden Tudor shipyard. -
Columbus and the Labyrinth of History
Posted on October 10, 2011 | No CommentsColumbus and the Labyrinth of History By John Noble Wilford The Wilson Quarterly (Autumn 1991) Introduction: History has not been the same since Christopher Columbus. Neither has he been the... -
The ‘Gresham Ship’: an interim report on a 16th-century wreck from Princes Channel, Thames Estuary
Posted on October 26, 2010 | No CommentsThe ‘Gresham Ship’: an interim report on a 16th-century wreck from Princes Channel, Thames Estuary By Jens Auer and Antony Firth Post-Medieval Archaeology, Vol. 41:2 (2007) Abstract: The ‘Gresham Ship’... -
Work begins on Mary Rose Museum
Posted on October 12, 2010 | No CommentsWork began yesterday on the most ambitious heritage construction project seen in Europe this decade. On the 28th anniversary of the raising of the Mary Rose, work to secure the future... -
Shipbuilding and timber managment in the Royal Dockyards 1750-1850 : an archaeological investigation of timber marks
Posted on August 8, 2010 | No CommentsShipbuilding and timber managment in the Royal Dockyards 1750-1850 : an archaeological investigation of timber marks By Daniel Edward Atkinson PhD Dissertation, University of St. Andrews, 2007 Abstract: This work... -
The Evolution of Hull Design in Sixteenth-Century English Ships of War
Posted on June 6, 2010 | No CommentsThe Evolution of Hull Design in Sixteenth-Century English Ships of War By Mark Myers Master’s Thesis, Texas A&M University, 1987 Abstract: During the 16th century, English warships underwent design changes... -
The Pirate and the Privateer: A Comparative Study of Sir Francis Drake and Sir Henry Morgan
Posted on May 10, 2010 | No CommentsThe Pirate and the Privateer: A Comparative Study of Sir Francis Drake and Sir Henry Morgan By Jamie Hager Greensboro Historical Review (2010) Introduction: There has been much discussion about... -
Privateering and the Private Production of Naval Power
Posted on May 9, 2010 | No CommentsPrivateering and the Private Production of Naval Power By Gary M. Anderson and Adam Gifford, Jr. Cato Journal, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Spring/Summer 1991) Introduction: Privatization and the “contracting-out” of... -
Mary Rose Dog Steals the Show at DFS Crufts 2010
Posted on March 15, 2010 | No CommentsA 16th century sea dog, the only female crew member aboard Henry VIII’s flagship the Mary Rose, takes pride of place at DFS Crufts this year as special guest of...