Explore our programme of seminars on maritime history and culture

Talks and tours | Maritime History and Culture Seminars

The Sky and Ocean Reconnected: Linking the Histories of Observatories and Oceans

Join us for a free online talk on the historical connections between astronomical observatories and the maritime world

Wednesday 18 May 2022 | 1pm - 2.15pm
Free
Online
| Maritime History and Culture Seminars

'Always watching for distant sails’? New England Women and the Sea, 1790-1890

Dr Lisa Norling explores the history of New England shipping, fishing and whaling from the vantage point of the women on shore.

Tuesday 18 May 2021 | 5.15pm - 6.15pm
Free
Online
| Maritime History and Culture Seminars

A Sea of Troubles: Shakespeare’s Narratives of the Sea

Dr Anjna Chouhan examines Shakespeare’s contradictory narratives of the sea.

27 April 2021 | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free
Online
Talks and tours | Maritime History and Culture Seminars

Democracy, Strategy and the Navy on the eve of the First World War

Dr David Morgan-Owen offers a new perspective on the relationship between the people, the government and the Navy in Britain before 1914

22 June 2021 | 5.15pm - 6.30 pm
Free
Online