Maritime and British Historian based at the Maritime Historical Studies Centre, University of Hull
Hull, East Yorkshire, England
Joined July 2013
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In case you missed this on Saturday, here's the latest of @CuriosityHull's short films celebrating our libraries..
What Makes Gipsyville Library So Special?
You know that square building on the roundabout? That’s Gipsyville Library, that is. @AmyLTommo took a trip down there to find out all about it.
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Why Don’t Penguin’s Feet Freeze?
Jen of HU7 posed this polar puzzler and we’re pleased to p-p-p-proffer a response.
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Have joined the exodus to Bluesky. Here are the details:
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Our beloved leader @davelee1968 will be joining @bbcburnsy on his @Hulls107FM show tomorrow morning to discuss all things Curiosity and announce a special tie-in with the station. Listen or face the consequences.
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Sailing into Marseille as dawn breaks, passing the Chateau d'If fortress, famous as a setting for The Count of Monte Cristo.
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In Livorno. Battle of Livorno (1653) and the view by the tower today. Captain Henry Appleton, Hull Trinity House, joined action with six vessels against fourteen blockading Dutch ships. Lost three ships, two captured, one escaped. Dutch battle painting in Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Did Rembrandt Really Live In Hull?
It’s a rumour that’s been spread by historians (and even a certain art gallery) for many years, but our Urban Mythbuster @AmyLTommo and City Archivist Martin Taylor get to the truth in @Hullhistorynews
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Sailing into Marseille as dawn breaks, passing the Chateau d'If fortress, famous as a setting for The Count of Monte Cristo.
In Livorno. Battle of Livorno (1653) and the view by the tower today. Captain Henry Appleton, Hull Trinity House, joined action with six vessels against fourteen blockading Dutch ships. Lost three ships, two captured, one escaped. Dutch battle painting in Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Early 1918 my grandfather shot in head during a German attack. His comrades, falling back in disarray, tied him to a mule. He drifted in and out of consciousness, the mule avoided gunfire all day finally trotting into a field ambulance post. He owed his life to that unknown mule.
Early 1918 my grandfather shot in head during a German attack. His comrades, falling back in disarray, tied him to a mule. He drifted in and out of consciousness, the mule avoided gunfire all day finally trotting into a field ambulance post. He owed his life to that unknown mule.
After a pictorial feast in the Gallerie D'Italia I was hungry. When in Naples you have got to have a pizza and wash it down with something red. Love roaming the back streets of Naples.
In the Gallerie D'Italia in Naples. Caravaggio's 'Martyrdom of St Ursula' and Artemisia Gentilesci's 'Samson and Delilah' side by side. They could certainly paint. Andy Warhol exhibition and one devoted to the Hamiltons and Nelson can also be seen at the moment.
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The legendary Tom Jones hits spiritual high with Blind Boys Of Alabama backstage at the Byron Bay Blues Fest, running through a stunning rendition of the American folk song "God's Gonna Cut You Down"
He might be 84, but Tom Jones proved he’s lost none of his vocal power
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My new paper, MM International Journal, Society for Nautical Research homepagewww.tandfonline.com/…
A Skilled English Tradesman and Early International Diffusion of Steamboat and Railway Technology: life of William Harman (1804–1890), a study of individual adaptability and mobility
Listen to Burnsy interviewing Alan Johnson on the Curiositycast. Fascinating: youtube.com/watch?v=XarNW5mU…