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CFP: Buccaneers, Corsairs, Pirates and Privateers – Connecting the Early...
Bartholomew Roberts with his ship and captured merchant ships in the background. A copper engraving from ‘A History of the Pyrates’ by Captain Charles Johnson c. 1724 International Symposium, FAU...
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CFP: BCMH New Researchers in Maritime History
Submission deadline: February 16th 2018 Conference dates: April 6th – 7th 2018, SS Great Britain Trust, Bristol, UK The British Commission for Maritime History, in association with the ss Great Britain...
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PTUC Events Calendar
Promote your events via PTUC! If you have a Port Town, Urban, Maritime or Naval-themed event, we can include it on our website. Please contact PTUC@port.ac.uk with the details. See below for some of...
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Workshop Report: BAME Seafarers in the First World War
Full Report on the Event from Co-organiser, Antony Firth Workshop: BAME Seafarers in the First World War University of Portsmouth Library, Portsmouth 24 January 2018 The Port Towns & Urban Cultures...
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BAME Seafarers in the First World War: Projects, Resources and Support
We at PTUC are very pleased to announce the FREE event for community researchers interested in the role of BAME Seafarers in the First World War. We have a wealth of resources on the site for...
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The Naval History Blog: No. 8
Boat Building at Bridport Harbour, c.19th Century.By Permission of Bridport Town Council* Why maritime history matters: Maritime highways – A personal journey. In his Pulitzer Prize winning book aptly...
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PhD Candidates John D. Bolt and Elizabeth C. Libero discuss what it is like to study with the Port Towns and Urban Cultures research group. John’s research examines the development of the Royal...
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Highlights from International Maritime Archaeology Conference in Marseille...
After returning from Marseille, France I would like to share some of the highlights of the International Symposium of Boat and Ship Archaeology, abbreviated ISBSA. This was their 15th conference and...
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Event: Queer Seas. Looking for LGBTQI People in Maritime History
An illustrated talk about the secret Royal and Merchant Navy past. By Dr Jo Stanley, co-author of Hello Sailor!The hidden history of homosexuality at sea, and co-curator of the Hello Sailor!...
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PTUC welcomes the BCMH New Researchers in Maritime History Conference next week!
New Researchers in Maritime History Conference at the University of Portsmouth 31 March – 1 April 2023 The British Commission for Maritime History (BCMH), in association with Port Towns and Urban...
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