Slavery, Ships and Sickness - Professor Stuart Anderson

The history of the ships and shipping that are a central but often-overlooked part of the British involvement in the slave trade.

Why Conserve the Cutty Sark? - Richard Doughty

From mutiny and murder to trade and glory, the world’s last tea clipper has seen it all, including a fire in 2007. The Chief Executive of The Cutty Sark Trust looks back on the restoration of the ship that is due to be finished in Spring 2012.

Britain's global trade in the Great Days of Sail - Dr John McAleer

Retracing the history of British merchant shipping – one of the richest and most important strands of British history.