Recent Posts
What the 16th-century shipwreck found on the Kent coast can tell us about trade in Tudor England
One member of the research team (Gary Baker)has wrote a fascinating piece on the recently discovered early modern shipwreck found at Tankerton Beach near Whitstable, Kent. You can read the full article here: https://theconversation.com/what-the-16th-century-shipwreck-found-on-the-kent-coast-can-tell-us-about-trade-in-tudor-england-100392
Press Coverage
The website (www.medievalandtudorships.org) has recently received some national and regional press coverage. The website which houses a searchable database of 53000 ship-voyages and interactive route map and port map was featured in the Daily Mail, and several regional papers, one Irish paper and on the BBC regional website. On Monday 29 January Craig was interviewed … Continue reading Press Coverage
Ship-Shape and Boaty Fashion
Building on the database of c.53,000 ship-voyages that is now live Dr Craig Lambert undertook some preliminary investigations into medieval and Tudor ship names to mark the naming anniversary of the RRS Sir David Attenborough
Henry V’s Agincourt Fleet
In July 2015 The Guardian and several other major newspapers (including The Times) published articles on the discoveries made on Henry V’s fleet at Agincourt. Read the full spread here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/27/henry-v-agincourt-fleet-invasion-france
The Merchant Fleet of Late Medieval and Tudor England, 1400–1580: Supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council 