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The Samuel Pepys Award 2019
The Trustees of the Samuel Pepys Award Trust invite submissions for the ninth Samuel Pepys Award, to be presented at the annual Pepys Club dinner on Tuesday 12 November 2019. The biennial prize of £2,000 is for a book that, in the opinion of the judges, makes the greatest contribution to the understanding of Samuel […] Read More
Maritime History North Autumn Conference 2019
Maritime History North with their co-sponsors present their Autumn 2019 Conference at The FORUM STUDIO, Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Saturday 28th September 9.30am – 4.00pm WARSHIPS, LINERS, SUBMARINES AND THE MAYFLY AIRSHIP ALL BUILT AT BARROW The Programme Organisers gratefully thank the Supporting Organisations: Society for Nautical Research, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Institution of Engineering […] Read More
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Call for Papers: 7th International Congress for Underwater Archaeology
Call for papers Here is the link for the abstract submission module of the 7th International Congress for Underwater Archaeology IKUWA7, which will be held in Helsinki, Finland 2.-5th of June 2020. Call for papers will be open 1.4.2019 – 28.8.2019 Abstracts for papers and posters may only be submitted online via the submission form. […] Read More
Category: Events | Archaeology
Call for Papers: Navy Records Society Summer Party
This year will see the Navy Records Society’s inaugural summer party where members will get together in a fabulous maritime setting to celebrate the society’s and our members’ achievements over the past year. This year the party will be held on 3 July on board HQS Wellington a historic ship moored on the Embankment in London. […] Read More
Category: Events | Historic Ships
Michael Sissons History Prize
Peters Fraser & Dunlop have announced the Michael Sissons History Prize of £2,000, aimed at academics looking to write their first popular history book who are not yet represented by an agent. The prize will be awarded for the best trade book proposal and may focus on any period of history. The prize aims to […] Read More
Call for Papers: Nautical Archaeology Society Conference 2019
Wooden Wall and Stone Bastions: Ship and Ordnance Remains on Land and Under the Sea The Nautical Archaeology Society and the Ordnance Society are excited to be co-hosting a two-day conference examining how ship and ordnance remains found on land and under the sea help our understanding of our maritime past. The Conference is to […] Read More
Category: Events | Archaeology
Call for Submissions: Trafalgar Chronicle 2020
The next edition of the Trafalgar Chronicle, TC 2020 new series No 5, will be themed on Nelson and the Georgian Navy as portrayed in art, film and literature. For over two decades, the Trafalgar Chronicle has been the flagship scholarly publication of the 1805 Club, with an international membership. The mission of the 1805 […] Read More
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Webinar: Is My Ship A Wreck? Video
The second live webinar from the International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, “Is my Ship a Wreck”, has now been posted online by the Nautical Archaeology Society. Read More
Category: Events | Archaeology
Call for Papers: Cutty Sark 150th Anniversary Conference
Global Trade, Global Lives: the Merchant Navy Since the Nineteenth Century 2019 marks 150 years since the launch of Cutty Sark. Over her long life, the ship has formed part of Britain’s vast merchant fleet, and later provided the setting for training new generations of mariners. Cutty Sark now stands as a memorial to the […] Read More
Category: Events | Historic Ships
Maritime History North Autumn 2019 Conference
Maritime History North with their co-sponsors present their Autumn 2019 conference at The Forum, Barrow on Saturday 28 September 10.00am – 4.00pm WARSHIPS, LINERS, SUBMARINES AND THE MAYFLY AIRSHIP BUILT IN BARROW The topics presented will cover the history of what is now Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (VSEL), the contribution they made to warship […] Read More
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