As students of Pepys’s official career would expect, his orderliness of mind and methodical good sense are reflected from every page, but the journal also furnishes unexpected material on Charles II.

Herring were fished commercially in the Bristol Channel, including from Porlock, until the early years of the twentieth century. This essay presents an historical overview of the industry, with ...

The Trustees of The 1805 Club are delighted to invite Members and Friends, and their guests, back to the historic venue of HMS NELSON WARDROOM for our annual flagship event: a splendid evening to mark ...

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This article recounts the interactions between Adam Beck (Kalersik), an ‘Eskimo’ interpreter, and members of the Arctic expeditions searching for Sir John Franklin in 1850. In August of that year Beck ...

Cook’s voyages played a significant part in the history of science and were supported by initially the Royal Society and later by the Board of Longitude. Astronomers, naturalists and artists went on ...

Compared with other nations, the eighteenth century Royal Navy was markedly slower in adopting new propulsion technology, initially resisting steam in favour of sail and later the screw propeller over ...

The trading and privateering voyage of Captain John Strong in the ship Welfare (or Farewell), 270 tons, 40 guns, to the South Seas in 1689-91 based on his journal and the account of Richard Simson.

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The free quarterly newsletter of the Society for Nautical Research keeping you up to date with all society news, short research articles, headlines from the world of maritime research and heritage, ...

Thomas Doughty was beheaded in Patagonia by Drake in 1578. Doughty’s brother, John, commenced murder proceedings against Drake upon their return to England. After establishing his locus standi, ...

This paper describes the 103 Martello Towers erected on the South and East coasts of England against French invasion, and explains the origin of the name and design of the Martello Tower. The author ...