Pages tagged with: maritime-history
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![<p>A replica of Captain Cook's ship HMS Endeavour in Whitby, North Yorkshire. The ship is now home to The Endeavour Experience (Credit Shutterstock)<br></p>]()
Could shipworms be destroying the wreck of Captain Cook’s Endeavour?
Dr Reuben Shipway, Lecturer in Marine Biology at the University of Plymouth, has just returned from Rhode Island having been able to dive to the submerged wreck where it was scuttled in 1778
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From the sketchbook of Captain Coulton Elliott,
R.N.R. (1871–1927), image reproduced by courtesy of F.E.C. Gregory.
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Dissertation
MA Maritime History feature module: Dissertation, the capstone of the MA Maritime History degree
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![<p>Historical cannons facing Plymouth Sound.</p>]()
MA Maritime History
Plymouth’s long and fascinating maritime history makes it the perfect location to explore five centuries of maritime history from the Spanish Armada of 1588 through to questions around the continued importance of sea power and navies in the modern world.
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HMS Sussex reading ship's paper, image courtesy of Frank Gregory<br></p>]()
All at Sea: Research Skills for Maritime History
MA Maritime History featured module: All at Sea: Research Skills for Maritime History. This module equips students with the key research skills to succeed as maritime historians.
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![<p>Plymouth Dock (1817) by Thomas Rowlandson. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons<br></p>]()
Land ahoy! Talks on maritime history and heritage
What's on at the University of Plymouth: Land ahoy! Talks on maritime history and heritage. FUTURES2020 event. 28 November 2020.
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Maritime Explorations and Encounters
MA Maritime History featured module: Maritime Explorations and Encounters, examining the major concepts and themes of maritime exploration and encounters from the fifteenth to the 21st centuries.
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![<p>HMS Sussex firing, image courtesy of Frank Gregory</p>]()
Anglo-American Relations in Maritime Perspective, 1775–1991
MA Maritime History featured module: Anglo-American Relations in Maritime Perspective, 1775–1991, challenging students to rethink the so-called ‘special relationship’ through a maritime lens.
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![<p>From the sketchbook of Captain Coulton Elliott, R.N.R. [1871-1927], image reproduced by courtesy of F.E.C. Gregory.<br></p>]()
Sea Power in History
MA Maritime History featured module: Sea Power in History, exploring the role of sea power in war and peace from the ancient world to the 20th century.
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HMS <i>Beagle</i> in the Straits of Magellan at Monte Sarmiento, reproduction of R. T. Pritchett's frontispiece from the 1890 illustrated edition of The Voyage of the Beagle. (Wiki Commons)<br></p>]()
Student wins BCMH Undergraduate Achievement in Maritime History prize
University of Plymouth third year BA (Hons) History student wins British Commission for Maritime History Undergraduate Achievement in Maritime History Prize.
![<p>From the sketchbook of Captain Coulton Elliott, R.N.R. [1871-1927], image reproduced by courtesy of F.E.C. Gregory.<br></p>](/uploads/production/media_asset/file/40/40329/small_MH3.jpg)
