Be wary of “hovering” at sea.
The various “Hovering Acts” introduced by the British had at their heart, a very simple premise: They attempted to halt …
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Life inside the prison hulks: Fall of a divine.
During the late 18th and early 19th centuries there were few penal sanctions authorized by England’s criminal code. Fines, military …
Life inside the prison hulks: Staying alive.
The fear of incarceration in a prison hulk was an all too dreadful prospect. It must have haunted the memory of …
Tradition of cross-legged tailors
Why are tailors so often portrayed sitting cross-legged while they work? People raise the most tantalizing questions on Twitter. On Sunday 8th …
I leave you with a leaden heart
After two more days researching the prison hulks around the Thames, the Medway, and North Kent, I started to trawl …
Poor Tom Bowling. (His soul is gone aloft.)
Researching the lives of 18th and 19th century seamen around the Thames Estuary, Sheerness and North Kent shorelines can be …
Blue Anchor Corner 