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Maritime Britain<\/strong>
How did Britain become a global trading nation\u2014and what can the lives of sailors, merchants, and coastal communities tell us about that story? On 16\u201317 September, the Maritime Britain<\/em> team gathered leading voices in maritime history at the University of Southampton to explore these questions and to showcase a bold, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) -funded project that is redefining our understanding of Britain\u2019s seaborne past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With nearly \u00a31 million in AHRC support, this ambitious, multidisciplinary project, led by Professor Craig Lambert, Dr John McAleer and Professor Jason Sadler, is reshaping how we think about Britain\u2019s emergence as a maritime power. Moving beyond familiar empire-building narratives, it explores the lived experiences of seafarers and coastal communities, the influence of foreign shipping, and the global networks that tied Britain to Europe and the wider world. In March 2026, the project will release its most transformative output: a fully searchable, open-access database of more than one million ship voyages from 1400 to 1765. This will be the largest digital resource of its kind, unlocking new possibilities for research, teaching, and public engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference showcased the project\u2019s intellectual ambition. Three outstanding keynote lectures\u2014by Professor Elaine Murphy (University of Plymouth), Professor Claire Jowitt (University of East Anglia), and Dr Richard Blakemore (University of Reading)\u2014offered bold, field-defining perspectives that underscored the vitality of maritime history today. Their talks were a highlight of the event, sparking lively debate and pointing to exciting new directions for research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equally, panels brought together cutting-edge work on a wide spectrum of themes: from shipwrecks and seafarers\u2019 health to politics, gender, and the intricate dynamics of life aboard ship. The diversity of approaches\u2014from social and cultural history to digital and global perspectives\u2014captured the project\u2019s core commitment to interdisciplinarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is only the beginning. As Maritime Britain<\/em> moves towards launching its database, the project is set to transform how we study the sea and its communities\u2014placing Britain\u2019s maritime past into a richer, more connected, and more human story. For more information, visit our website: www.maritimebritain.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maritime BritainHow did Britain become a global trading nation\u2014and what can the lives of sailors, merchants, and coastal communities tell us about that story? On 16\u201317 September, the Maritime Britain team gathered leading voices in maritime history at the University of Southampton to explore these questions and to showcase a bold, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) -funded project that …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2790,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-notes-from-the-archive","column","threecol"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9DnLX-dC","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":950,"url":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/history\/2026\/04\/23\/prof-craig-lamberts-keynote-lecture-at-a-conference-of-the-the-british-commission-for-maritime-history\/","url_meta":{"origin":844,"position":0},"title":"Prof. Craig Lambert’s keynote lecture at a conference of the The British Commission for Maritime History","author":"Elisabeth Forster","date":"23rd April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"On the 17-18th\u00a0April we were proud to host The British Commission for Maritime History at the University of Southampton for their 31st\u00a0\u2018New Researchers in Maritime History\u2019 Conference. 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