Richard Blakemore

Wager’s Action off Cartagena, 28 May 1708, depicting the sinking of the San José, by Samuel Scott, 1743-47. Royal Museums Greenwich.

The Wreck of the San José

Since 1708 there has been vicious competition over the Spanish treasure galleon San José, its cargo, and, now, its sunken remains.

Petty officers and seamen of the Royal Navy, by Frank Dadd, c. 1900. Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection. Brown University Library. Public Domain.

‘The Price of Victory’ by N.A.M. Rodger review

The Price of Victory: A Naval History of Britain: 1815-1945 by N.A.M. Rodger looks above decks for the story of the modern Royal Navy.

Dress found off the coast of Texel in April, 2015. Copyright Museum Kaap Skil

The Civil Wars’ Troubled Waters

The often overlooked importance of maritime affairs on the course of the Civil Wars.