Explore our programme of seminars on maritime history and culture

| Maritime History and Culture Seminars

The Most Wretched of Humanity? The Inhabitants of Antwerp’s Sailortown, 1850-1930

Join this free online talk by Dr Kristof Loockx, who will take us on a tour of Antwerp’s sailortown - a neighbourhood with a notorious reputation worldwide

Tuesday 16 May 2023 | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free
Online
| Maritime History and Culture Seminars

Joseph Conrad’s ‘Christmas Day at Sea’ (1923): Surprisingly Rich Fare

Join this online talk by Dr Helen Chambers as she uses this short but fascinating essay to cover many subjects

13 December 2022 | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free
Online
| Maritime History and Culture Seminars

Boy-Bafflers and Bell-Bottoms: Wrens and their Uniforms in Wartime and Beyond

Join our free online talk exploring the uniforms worn by the remarkable Women’s Royal Naval Service 

Tuesday 25 October | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free
Online
| Maritime History and Culture Seminars
Tuesday 24 January 2023 | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free
Online
| Maritime History and Culture Seminars

The Use of the Noose: Executions aboard Early English East India Company Voyages, 1601-1621

This free online talk explores execution on East India Company voyages

Tuesday 8 November | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free
Online
| Maritime History and Culture Seminars

Ayahs and Amahs

A free, online talk, on the lives of Asian nannies employed by European families during the 1800s and 1900s

21 June 2022 | 5.15pm - 6.45pm
Free
Online
| Maritime History and Culture Seminars
| Maritime History and Culture Seminars

Science, Sex and Scandal! Joseph Banks’ early career through the headlines

Join us for a free online talk exploring gossip, notoriety and mythmaking in the 1770s. 

25 January 2022 | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free
Online
| Maritime History and Culture Seminars

‘For the grandeur of this crown’: The English and French Navies, 1500-1650

Join us for a free online talk demonstrating the close relationship between naval power and state strength in early-modern England and France

22 February 2022 | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free
Online
Talks and tours | Maritime History and Culture Seminars

Christmas at Sea: 400 Years of the Festive Season Afloat

Join us for a free talk on celebrating Christmas at sea

Tuesday 7 December 2021 | 5.15pm - 6.45pm
Free
Online