In 1961 the so-called ‘ Red Crusader incident’ came close to igniting a cod war between Denmark and Great Britain. In June 1961 the Aberdeen trawler Red Crusader was spotted fishing within the 6-mile ...

With delicate and intentional placement of the apostrophe in its title, Normandy: The sailors’ story provides the collective account of the important role of all sailors involved in history’s greatest ...

Alternative medical practitioner Henry Hall Sherwood designed, made and sold electromagnetic drugs and medical electrical machines. The American medical establishment labelled him a ‘quack’. His ...

In October 1568 around 100 English sailors were set ashore near Tampico, Mexico, during the third, disastrous slaving voyage of John Hawkins. Of these, 26 men attempted to evade Spanish authorities by ...

Spanish Warships in the Age of Sail 1700–1860 is a worthy addition to Seaforth Publishing’s series on naval vessels that has thus far covered the British, French, Dutch and Russian navies. This ...

This essential text is the first of a projected three volume bibliography of Richard Hakluyt, (1552–1616), after whom the Hakluyt Society was named. Best known for the two editions of his great ...

In 1974 the Legiao Portuguesa (Portuguese Legion) and all its sections were finally disbanded, leaving its members with a reputation as informers for the regime’s political police. This was not the ...

This article considers the British shipbuilding industry’s record in building container ships under private control then state control through nationalization of the industry under the British ...

Vasa II: Rigging and Sailing a Swedish Warship of 1628, Part I: The material remains and archaeological context makes for arguably the most scrutinizing examination of Vasa published to date. More ...

In The British in the Adriatic, 1800–1825, Malcolm Scott Hardy offers a deep dive into an often overlooked theatre of British operations during the Napoleonic Wars. This richly evidenced account zooms ...

During the 1870s three naval vessels participated in the study of the Pacific Ocean. In 1873 the Royal Navy’s HMS Challenger departed from Portsmouth, ...

In Global Trade and the Shaping of English FreedomWilliam Pettigrew presents five case studies to demonstrate the ways that interactions between English merchants and foreign traders, ministers, kings ...