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The Society for Nautical Research is the world’s oldest society dedicated to the study and preservation of maritime heritage. It publishes The Mariner’s Mirror, the world’s leading journal of naval and maritime history.

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This month’s featured article looks at the Liverpool slave trade between 1789 and 1807 concentrating on one particular voyage and the conditions under which slaves lived and worked in Brazil and Demarara.

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Historic Ships

The Society for Nautical Research played a leading role in the preservation of HMS Victory and other historic vessels.

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Centre for Maritime Historical Studies Seminar Programme

October 2018

The University of Exeter Centre for Maritime Historical Studies autumn seminar programme (PDF) has been announced: 3 October 2018 ‘Same-sex desire in the Royal Navy during the Great War’ Laura Rowe (University of Exeter) Amory, B316 4pm 17 October 2018 ‘John Elphinstone’s Notes and Mediterranean Impressions: A Rare First-hand Account of the Russian Mediterranean’ Julia […] Read More

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Maritime Art

The Society for Nautical Research helps to purchase important works of art.