Elaine Murphy
@plymprivateer
17th C maritime historian at University of Plymouth. interested in all things early modern and boaty - currently writing about women and the navy
Visited the military museum in Cartagena - naval one was closed! Interesting collection and a beautiful 18th C set of buildings - some lovely 18th C cannon and shot; great model of Cartagena showing the dockyard and an Enigma machine #navalhistory
S61 Delfín submarine - now a Museum ship in Torrevieja - in service 1973-2003. My research may be 17th C based but I do love a submarine museum on holiday
The Cheates Discovered is my new favourite 17th C Naval History doc - who doesn’t love discovering those who try and defraud the navy
Saw War Horse at National Theatre - very impressive production - managed to get a front row seat so felt like right in the action
The British Library is always a cool place to work and today is cool inside as well!
I’m known for my collection of awesome rubber ducks / someone made two ceramic ducks with gold beaks specially for me - very cute
Magic- An Lú Abú! I got the colours out - my colleague felted this for me -
I was looking for shade at a very sunny Cotehele in Cornwall today and found some great spots
Awesome to see - I may even open this to enjoy with the highlights later
Irish wine (at many levels this is not a good thing - should wine be grown in Co. Louth) but my mum grew up beside where the winery is now and we are curious to try
Cornwall doesn’t disappoint in the sun but some of the south west coast path up and downs were a slog in the heat but a boat trip back to Looe from Polperro made up for it as did an ice cream (not pictured)
The Kitchen at Lanhydrock was also very good - here is the mortar - and the steam train at Bodmin Parkway
The gallery with its 17th C plater ceiling at Lanhydrock is amazing and I spotted a few books of interest to early modernists - there is a copy of H. Jones, Rebellion in among the red ones!
First time visiting Lanhydrock in Cornwall today - really interesting house with some 17th C and Civil War connections which are not apparent in this set of pictures
Visited San Pietro in Montorio in Rome today to see the burial place of some rather famous Irish exiles - gotta be an Irish early modern historian when in Rome!
Napoleon in Plymouth Sound in August 1815 by Jules Girardet remains one of the highlights to any visit to The Box in Plymouth - lovely details in the scene
Soiling the Victorians - Dr James Gregory speaking about soil and land in 19th C Ireland @historyplymouth.bsky.social research seminar - this will be a chapter in his new book
3 cracking papers at BCMH New Researchers conference this morning covering the Royal Navy from 18th C hammocks to mail censorship in WWII to developing air attacks on fleets in harbour
Prof Craig Lambert kicks off the BCMH New Researchers Conference with a great key note paper about the amazing Maritime Britain project
Made it to Southampton for the British Commission for Maritime History Conference New Researchers Conference and the sun is out and there are some fascinating sights to wander round and enjoy a sunny beer outside
Popped into St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol to see the Sir William Penn memorial; includes his armour; the streamers are replicas of originals from his ships that are now stored as the are fragile; I’d love to see them; Penn has loomed large in my research since my PhD with his parliamentarian service
Small, far away - spent some time up Termonfeckin way today and couldn’t resist this
British Commission for Maritime History 31st New Researchers Conference programme is now live - full programme details and booking here: www.maritimehistory.org.uk/new-research... #maritime
Nominative determinism in action with the Stuart Navy with a William Botswain being appointed as a boatswain in 1678
Very happy place for a day of 17th archive fun @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy