Researching19th-century merchant seamen

It’s an inescapable consequence of living in an island nation that, prior to the advent of air travel, everyone arriving in – or departing from – the country would have done so by sea. Over the centur

Before the introduction of civil registration of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales in 1837, it is the parochial registers recording the baptisms, marriages and burials of our ancestors

A resurgence of interest in lug-rigged sailing vessels showcases the importance of Scotland’s former booming herring industry

Essentially heavy cruisers that were constructed in accordance with the restrictions imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles, the Deutschland-class vessels boasted six 28 cm (11-in.) guns in tw

Ironmongers’ Hall, London EC2 The home of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers

Flight’s glamorous beginnings