Tag: Admiralty Archives and archivistsA Court at the crossroads of Empire: The papers of the Judicial Committee of the Privy CouncilThursday 24 November 2022The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was created by statute in 1833. Sitting...Archives and archivistsCaptures and cargoes: Preying on enemy shipping in the 1740sThursday 24 November 2022The Prize Papers Project has now been running since May 2018, with the team...Archives and archivistsThe A to Z of the Royal Navy Captains’ letters projectMonday 21 November 2022This is the first of a planned series of blogs charting the progress of...Records and researchResearch Exchange: Letters of No MomentMonday 8 August 2022Named after the term used by previous High Court of Admiralty (HCA) clerks, translators...Archives and archivistsPrizes for all: Volunteering on the Prize Papers ProjectWednesday 11 May 2022Prizes, in nautical parlance, are enemy ships captured in wartime. The glory days of...Records and researchScientific professionals within the Royal Naval Service (part 2)Friday 14 May 2021So far (in my previous post), we have seen the influence of scientific reforms...Records and researchScientific professionals within the Royal Naval Service (part 1)Thursday 13 May 2021In the first half of 19th century, science was mostly about observing and collecting....Records and researchShedding new light on First World War Royal Navy operational recordsWednesday 4 November 2020The most significant collection of First World War operational records of the Royal Navy...Records and researchThe voyage of HMS Dolphin: The first Europeans on TahitiTuesday 21 July 2020The end of the Seven Years War in 1763 saw a revitalisation of British...Records and researchThe Royal Naval inspiration behind Jane Austen’s workSaturday 18 July 2020Leading up to the 203rd anniversary of Jane Austen’s death in 1817, I have...Records and researchA rough deal for Captain KiddTuesday 3 March 2020In 1695, William Kidd concocted a plan to travel to London to acquire a royal...Records and researchBlue skies and warmer climes: A journey into the ADM 344 seriesThursday 20 February 2020It is human nature at this time of year, when seemingly under an unbroken...