Nautical Lives: A one-day seminar

Saturday 25^th January, 10am-5pm (Margaret Rooms, Queens Building) – ‘Nautical Lives’ a one-day seminar. Places are still available so if you would like to attend please email me to register, payment can be taken on the day. The speakers are:

·        Dr Richard Blakemore: ‘Broken trust and broken trade: London seafarers' experiences of the British civil wars, 1642-1646’

·        Dr Helen Doe: ‘Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Icon of the Industrial Revolution or a Forgotten Man?’

·        Dr Alston Kennerley: ‘Global nautical livelihoods: the sea careers of Bullen and Conrad’

·        Dr Adrian Webb: ‘Greenvile Collins: Devon's greatest unknown hydrographer’

·        Dr Michael Farquharson-Roberts: 'Management and leadership, mood and morale, ashore and afloat'

·        Dr Tijl Vanneste, 'Slaves and garimpeiros: the role of outsiders in societal formation in the Brazilian diamond district'

·        Mr Andrew English, 'The Laird Rams: Forgotten Defenders of the Empire'

(Posted on behalf of Dr L. Rowe)