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Brexit fish wars: history explains why France and the UK get so angry about access to the seas

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2 November 20213 November 2021

A dispute between Britain and France about fishing territories has escalated rapidly. French authorities detained a British trawler on Thursday, October 28, and Britain promptly summoned the French ambassador for…Read More >

The dark side of Drake

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23 January 201928 January 2019

Five centuries ago, Sir Francis Drake had a hero’s return from the first English circumnavigation of the globe, bringing home treasure to a delighted Queen Elizabeth. But how much of…Read More >

A sailor’s life for me: early modern #MaritimeArchives

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21 November 201815 November 2021

We tend to picture 17th century sailors as rowdy, hard-drinking, ‘salty sea dogs’ akin to Captain Redbeard Rum from Blackadder. But sailors’ autobiographies from the time tell a different story,…Read More >

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