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Obituary: John Pennington Bethell (1925-2017)
The contribution of John Bethell to research through a long and varied career. Read More
Filed under: Other (Twentieth C) | Other (location)
Subjects include: Biography
Obituary: Richard Hill (1929-2017)
The contribution of Richard Hill to the navy and naval affairs. Read More
Filed under: Other (Twentieth C) | Other (location)
Subjects include: Biography
Books for Training Officers in the Eighteenth- century Spanish Navy
The creation of academies for midshipmen brought about technological, scientific and educational developments in the eighteenth-century Spanish navy. In these academies midshipmen received the most advanced theoretical and practical training of the time. The Spanish monarchy made all the necessary resources available for the acquisition of books printed abroad for military libraries. This explains the […] Read More
Filed under: Other (Eighteenth C) | Other (location)
Subjects include: Administration
Obituary: Richard Oliver Goss (1929-2017)
The contribution to maritime economics and the Nautical Institute, of the editor of Maritime Policy and Management. Read More
Filed under: Other (Twentieth C) | Other (location)
Subjects include: Biography
Obituary: John Reynolds
The contribution to historic buildings by an ex-mariner turned architect. Read More
Filed under: Other (Twentieth C) | Other (location)
Subjects include: Biography
Obituary: John Armstrong (1944–2017)
The contribution to maritime history by the author and lecturer. Read More
Filed under: Other (Twentieth C) | Other (location)
Subjects include: Biography
Note: The “Henri Grace A Dieu”
Anderson compares three images of the above ship and wonders whether they are the same vessel. One engraving is dated 1523 which means it is much earlier than previously believed. Read More
Filed under: Other (Early Modern) | Other (location)
Subjects include: Art & Music
Obituary: David Malyon Page (1929-2016)
A tribute to a friend and colleague. Read More
Filed under: Other (Twentieth C) | Other (location)
Subjects include: Biography
‘We Are a Modern Navy’: Abolishing the Royal Navy’s rum ration
The Royal Navy’s daily ration of free rum to sailors was abolished in 1970. Abolition was never justi ed on cost grounds, unlike so many other British defence decisions. Rather, rum was no longer in keeping with a navy of guided missiles and sensitive electronics. The decision was nevertheless many years in the making. The […] Read More
Filed under: Other (Twentieth C) | Other (location)
Subjects include: Manpower & Life at Sea | Navies
Singing for the Nation: Balladry, naval recruitment and the language of patriotism in eighteenth-century Britain
During the eighteenth century the ballad was one of the most important vehicles of mass communication. The Royal Navy was a consistent and popular subject for ballads and hundreds of songs were published with a distinct naval theme. This article analyses the nature of naval ballads, and investigates their potential political, social and cultural roles. […] Read More
Filed under: Other (Eighteenth C) | Other (location)
Subjects include: Art & Music