My onely paine is being absent from thee Deare Heart”: separation, letters and seamen in the seventeenth century - I'll be speaking @ihr.bsky.social British History in the 17th Century seminar on 26 Mar at 17.30 (Hybrid). More details and booking here www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Old Royal Naval college - very sunny
Figurehead of HMS Implacable
Drawing of a whale
Collection of figureheads
A day in Greenwich visiting the Old Royal Naval College and National Maritime Museum and Caird Archives with our field trip in sunny weather
Guess where we will be today⚓️⚓️⚓️
Birth register for William Penn in 1644
Sign for Seething Lane
Site of Navy Office sign
St Olaves church sign
Always nice on a history field trip to have a chance to indulge in some 17th C naval History - visited All Hallows by the Tower & St Olaves - birth register for William Penn (of Pennsylvania) - in 1644 when his father William was a parliamentarian naval commander
The Family by Beryl Cook
Beueghal the Younger - the wedding dance
Rubens Three Nymphs
Argyle by Beryl Cook
A repeat visit to Beryl Cook Pride and Joy at the Box Plymouth shows the range of her work and influences -
A rather nice set of letters to be reading today
The burning of the Royal James in June 1672
‘With entire love and saluts to thyselfe with my daughter, I remaine Thy loveing husband till death us part’ - Richard Haddock to his wife in May 1672 from the Royal James- he would survive the loss of the ship that June - appropriate day to be reading these letters
It is - much more there; I’m looking forward to getting students over in a few weeks to tie in with my Exploration module- esp drawings. Y Tupaia.
Portrait of Mai by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Tupaia's painting of Joseph Banks
Tupaia’s chart
Watercolour of Banksia
Journeys with Mai at the Box Plymouth launched this evening - absolutely stunning - the detail in the chart by Tupaia is just amazing - seeing Reynolds portrait of Mai is also great
Poster for New Researchers in Maritime History Conference CFP
BCMH New Researchers is Maritime History conference will be in Southampton on 17/18 April this year -CFP now open - details and submission link here www.maritimehistory.org.uk/new-research... #maritimehistory
1 Feb: St Brigid of #Kildare or 'Bride' Bodleian Tanner Ms 17, fol. 13v, South English Legendary, 1100-1500. (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Sailors and Seagulls at the Beryl Cook exhibition at the Box Plymouth’s
I was lucky enough to get a ticket to the Beryl Cook exhibition launch at the Box in Plymouth - well worth a visit if down the way
2026 Membership for the International Maritime History Association is now live‼️
As a member, you’ll receive four quarterly issues of the International Journal of Maritime History,
Further details available here - imha.info/membership/
#Maritimehistoryjournal
We are advertising for an Associate Professor in Creative Writing in Plymouth- deadline is 1 February for applications - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV708/a...
Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking a Lecturer in Medieval Studies to join our dynamic team within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Autumn 2026. As Lecturer in Medieval Studies you will contribute to the teaching of Medieval English literature and Medieval history across the Faculty, within our School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication, and School of Historical Studies - this includes our BA English and BA History programmes, as well as postgraduate taught programmes in the two subject areas. This post is offered on a permanent contract at Birkbeck, full time 35 hours per week, with a salary of £44,247 rising to £60,858 per year. Teaching hours will vary from 6pm - 9pm, Monday to Friday. To be successful, you will bring research expertise in the literature, history and culture of the Late Medieval period (c.1300-1500), and demonstrate a capacity to contribute to interdisciplinary research and teaching, participate actively in curriculum development, supervise doctoral students, and help shape the intellectual life of our vibrant academic community. We would also welcome applicants who would be able to contribute to collaborative teaching programmes or research in the Faculty, in areas such as identity, race/ethnicity, or gender - experience of collaboration with cultural institutions, whether through research or teaching, is also welcome. Core responsibilities will initially include programme/module administration, teaching, supervision, assessment, student support and pastoral care. You will also be equipped to supervise doctoral students. With a PhD in any area of Medieval Studies, you will contribute the Faculty’s and Schools’ research impact and culture, and to the intellectual and cultural life of the institution and the various communities and partners with whom we work and serve.
Birkbeck is hiring a Lecturer in Medieval Studies (c.1300-1500), full-time and open-ended.
They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision.
Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
Pint of Erdinger
That’s Christmas and New Year’s- ending in the a pub in style
View of the sea - Dundal bay
Painted ladybird on a wall looking out on Navvy bank
Sign telling history of the Navvy bank
Bright and sunny for a New Year’s Day walk by the sea along the Navvy bank in Dundalk
Outside of nli
Nli in Lego with Christmas decorations
NlI Christmas tree
Drawing from c.1602 on display in NLI showing dungeon castle and the O’Neill coronation chair as week as an attack on a crannog credited to Richard Bartlett
Always great to get a visit to National Library of Ireland in Dublin for some pre Christmas research
#earlymodern #maritimehistory
Ship figureheads in the box
Mildred the mammoth at the box wearing a Santa Hat
Hard to not to feel festive on a visit to the Box in Plymouth especially as Mildred is wearing a Santa hat
Interior Exeter cathedral
Funerary monument Exeter cathedral
1662 grave marker Exeter cathedral
Clock Exeter cathedral
Exeter cathedral is an oasis of calm today (compared to the market outside) with the organist practicing some lovely carols
A small pirate rubber duck
Last pirate history class for 2025 - always fun - now for some pirate movies
CFP for New Researchers in Maritime History Conference to be held in Southampton in April 2026 - always a great conference - share widely
Phineas Pett (b. #otd 1 Nov 1570, buried 21 Aug 1647), Shipbuilder and first Master of the Shipwrights' Company. Unknown artist, c. 1612. (NPG)
Looking up at figureheads in the Box Museum
Getting ready to teach in @historyplymouth.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social Foulston Room at the Box this morning - what fun archival delights await
Applied History Fellowship launch Event- 19 November 2025: 2.30pm - 4.00pm. Register to join us online: https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/applied-history-fellowships
🎉We are pleased to announce new Applied History Fellowships in partnership with @royalhistsoc.org & @findmypast.bsky.social.
Join us on the 19 November at our launch event to find out more about the Fellowships and how to apply:
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Just spotted this is on tonight - I will hear nothing bad spoken of this film
Plymouth History graduation
A few of our @plymuni.bsky.social class of 2025 graduating history students yesterday with Dr Simon Topping
A wonderful opportunity for an #EarlyModern scholar with an interest in knowledge, libraries, collecting or recordkeeping....
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