
Elaine Murphy
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I'm Associate Professor of maritime history at University of Plymouth. Research focus on 17th C maritime history, esp. privateering & Women & Navy
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https://plymouth.academia.edu/ElaineMurphy 29-06-2015 12:24:09
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Watch out for tomorrowās NEW PODCAST the hidden stories of women and Oliver Cromwellās navy told by Elaine Murphy


LISTEN Women & Cromwell's Navy While the attention paid to the naval history of the British & Irish Civil Wars has increased, the parts played by women have oftenĀ been ignored. Elaine Murphy reveals how more women engaged with the Parliamentās navy. worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/women-ā¦




The History & Heritage team will be at our University of Plymouth Postgraduate Open Evening on 12 March - come along to find out about our MA & PhD programmes. Sign up here: plymouth.ac.uk/study/open-dayā¦




Thanks for RT. Your group may also be interested in recent PODCASTS on women and espionage in the British Civil Wars worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/she-in⦠and women in Cromwellās navy worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/women-ā¦. Also see our programmes based on Civil War Petitions about widows worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/what-sā¦

Congratulations to University of Plymouth MA History graduate Kit Barton for winning the British Commission for Maritime History MA Dissertation prize 2024 for their thesis Sailmakers in British Naval Dockyards at the Turn of the 18th Century maritimehistory.org.uk/news/items/masā¦


LISTEN Parliament & the slave trade - The Interregnum years It was during the Interregnum that the foundations of Britainās leading role in the slave trade were established. In this programme Dr Stephen Roberts explores Parliamentās part in this story. worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/parliaā¦



Paging G H Bennett - I think you will like this Father Ted is 30 irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radā¦



Delighted to be speaking at Bowlines Festival in Exeter today about my research into Women & the Sea Society for Nautical Research



Lovely model of HMS Exeter which G H Bennett might like at Exeter Guildhall as well as a portrait of George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle


Hoorah! A new book of (fab) essays with (as it happens) a gorgeous cover, in honour of Bernard Capp! Courtesy of Boydell & Brewer, Tim Harris historian and his fellow editors!


Our friends at UnitedBricks have produced for us a range of Civil War figures, ideal for LEGO and 17th Century enthusiasts alike! They include a pikeman, musketeer, officer, Charles I and Cromwell figures - they're now available to order online at: shop.cromwellmuseum.org/products/civil⦠š
