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“The Capture of the Foudroyant by HMS Monmouth, 28 February 1758” by Francis Swaine, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
#OnThisDay in 1633, Samuel Pepys was born. He is most well-known for his detailed diary that provides us a fascinating window into 17th century British life. He held many roles throughout his career but as Chief Secretary to the Admiralty he was instrumental in transforming a corrupt and inefficient Royal Navy in to a powerful fighting force that would be Central to the rapid growth of the British Empire.
Painting: ‘Portrait of Samuel Pepys’ (1666) by John Hayls, National Portrait Gallery, London.
Tumblr has fallen off my radar for a while now, but why not jump back in with a new podcast episode?!
http://maritimehistorypodcast.com/ep-037-the-naval-battle-of-artemisium-part-ii/
Part II of our look at the naval Battle of Artemisium has just dropped! 3 days of battle, another storm, and some trickery & psychological warfare, courtesy of none other than Themistocles.
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Interlude Episode - Boats of Prehistory
Our between-seasons interlude episode is now live! We take a whirlwind look at the basic boat forms that would (most likely) have been used in prehistory: dugout canoes, reed boats, rafts, bark canoes, hide canoes and boats, and the coracle. We also talk about some historic recreation voyages like Kon-Tiki and the First Mariners Project.
http://maritimehistorypodcast.com/interlude-boats-of-prehistory/
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http://maritimehistorypodcast.com/ep-019-ugarit-in-flames/
Episode 019 is now up and running! This episode features quite a few letters between Bronze Age rulers of places like Ugarit, Hattusa, and Egypt. What they tell us is that famine, drought, and seaborne invasion all converged during the high point (or low point) of the Late Bronze Age Collapse, between 1230 and 1175 BCE.
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http://maritimehistorypodcast.com/ep-018-the-beging-of-the-end/
Our latest episode is now live! Take a listen to get an overview of the Late Bronze Age Collapse. We also look at the details of its early stages. These include the first mention of a group who became part of the Sea Peoples, a few Bronze Age battles, and a treaty to cut off trade routes on the Mediterranean. Thanks for listening and supporting the podcast!
Book Giveaway Time!!
The basic rules for entry to the book giveaway contest are:
1. Contest began on May 30 and runs until the end of the day on June 13, 2015, EST.
2. Entry limited to residents of U.S. and Canada w/a mailing address therein. (Sorry everyone else! Int'l shipping is just more than I can currently afford)
3. Method of Entry - Either leave a review of the podcast on iTunes or your pod catcher of choice, or tell a friend about the podcast.
4. Notification - Message me on Facebook or Twitter, or email me at [email protected] with the username you used to leave a review or how you told a friend about the podcast.
5. Drawing - I will verify review entries and enter all participants in a random drawing that will be conducted during the week of June 13.
6. Winner - I will notify the winner via the method they entered within a day of drawing. The winner has one week to accept the prize. If it is not accepted by initial winner, I’ll conduct a second drawing with the remaining entrants.
7. Prize - The prize is one (1) copy of the ‘Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex: The Complete Illustrated Edition: The Extraordinary and Distressing Memoir That Inspired Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick.’ More info about the book can be found at http://www.amazon.com/Wreck-Whale-Ship-Essex-Extraordinary/dp/076034812X. The Maritime History Podcast will pay for shipping costs involved in getting the prize to the mailing address provided by the contest winner.
Complete Rules are on the website at: http://maritimehistorypodcast.com/book-giveaway-contest-wreck-of-the-whale-ship-essex/
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Book Giveaway Time!!
The basic rules for entry to the book giveaway contest are:
1. Contest runs from today (May 30) until the end of the day on June 13, 2015, EST.
2. Entry limited to residents of U.S. and Canada w/a mailing address therein. (Sorry everyone else! Int'l shipping is just more than I can currently afford)
3. Method of Entry - Either leave a review of the podcast on iTunes or your pod catcher of choice, or tell a friend about the podcast.
4. Notification - Message me on Facebook or Twitter, or email me at [email protected] with the username you used to leave a review or how you told a friend about the podcast.
5. Drawing - I will verify review entries and enter all participants in a random drawing that will be conducted during the week of June 13.
6. Winner - I will notify the winner via the method they entered within a day of drawing. The winner has one week to accept the prize. If it is not accepted by initial winner, I’ll conduct a second drawing with the remaining entrants.
7. Prize - The prize is one (1) copy of the ‘Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex: The Complete Illustrated Edition: The Extraordinary and Distressing Memoir That Inspired Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick.’ More info about the book can be found at http://www.amazon.com/Wreck-Whale-Ship-Essex-Extraordinary/dp/076034812X. The Maritime History Podcast will pay for shipping costs involved in getting the prize to the mailing address provided by the contest winner.
Complete Rules are on the website at: http://maritimehistorypodcast.com/book-giveaway-contest-wreck-of-the-whale-ship-essex/
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Our First Minoan Episode is in the Final Stages of Production!
Putting the finishing touches on the first of our Minoan/Bronze Age Aegean episodes! The item above (which vaguely resembles a frying pan) will be an item of discussion, along with some other amazing things. I aim to get it out by the weekend, so thanks for your patience amidst the craziness of my life that’s made podcast production a bit more difficult of late. Details about the book giveaway are coming in the next few days also, so stay tuned crew!
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Plenty of time left to enter the book giveaway for your chance to win a copy of ‘Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship.’ Details are on the website or in the pinned post from the Facebook page. Entry closes July 18!
Our latest episode is live! This time we look at the Akrotiri Fleet Fresco, the massive volcanic eruption that shook the Minoan world, and the theory that the Minoan Civilization was the basis for Plato’s Atlantis legend.
http://maritimehistorypodcast.com/ep-013-akrotiri-atlantis-and-the-thera-eruption/
Show notes are on the website, as is more info about the Pirate Hunters book giveaway. Entry is simple and those who entered the last giveaway are still eligible for this one. Entry closes July 18.
For those of you out there who are either very bored, history lovers, or forced to see this post because your friends with me; I present to you my complete (and utter mess of) notes for History of Iran podcast. I’ve posted a picture couple days back which was pretty juch a preview of this post. Well, now you can view all of my personal notes done in nib ink (YEA I totally bought them for taking notes not inktober, SUCK IT) I’m sure this will be a life changing event for you.
No need to thank me you are all very very welcome.
P.S. If you’re actually interested check out History of Iran podcast and companion site iranologie.com
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