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Monthly Archives: March 2015

Be wary of “hovering” at sea.

March 31, 2015

The various “Hovering Acts” introduced by the British had at their heart, a very simple premise: They attempted to halt …

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Life inside the prison hulks: Fall of a divine.

March 24, 2015

During the late 18th and early 19th centuries there were few penal sanctions authorized by England’s criminal code. Fines, military …

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Life inside the prison hulks: Staying alive.

March 18, 2015

The fear of incarceration in a prison hulk was an all too dreadful prospect. It must have haunted the memory of …

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Tradition of cross-legged tailors

March 9, 2015

Why are tailors so often portrayed sitting cross-legged while they work? People raise the most tantalizing questions on Twitter. On Sunday 8th …

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I leave you with a leaden heart

March 5, 2015

After two more days researching the prison hulks around the Thames, the Medway, and North Kent, I started to trawl …

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Poor Tom Bowling. (His soul is gone aloft.)

March 4, 2015

Researching the lives of 18th and 19th century seamen around the Thames Estuary, Sheerness and North Kent shorelines can be …

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