InFrom The Illustrated London NewsbyJames Mathieson·1d agoAccident To The Thunder Steamer At Battersea-BridgeIf you’re not a Medium member, you can read this article on Reporting History. If you are a member, please read it here, as partner program…
Paul Combs·2d agoFour Persistent Myths from the Age of Sail that Refuse to DieThe history of the high seas gets twisted, tooA response icon7A response icon7
InSecrets of the UniversebyA Sophia Chanu·2d agoThe Mysterious Ghost Ships Found Drifting at SeaTheir ships were still afloat, but the people aboard had vanished. What really happenedA response icon2A response icon2
Stellarinsights·Oct 30Castaway Camp Found? The 1873 Espora Shipwreck MysteryA captain’s diary, a hillside camp and a hull that does not fit the story
B.R. Eckleburg·Oct 28William Adams: The True Story Behind Shōgun’s John BlackthorneThe Kentish pilot behind the hero of Shōgun reached Japan in 1600 on a ship of dying men and spent the last twenty years of his life there.
Variyam·Oct 27A Fragrance Across Oceans and AgesSandalwood paste occupies a unique place in the religious and cultural life of India. In Keralam, it has long been revered not only as a…
Islam Shams·Oct 19From Rafts to Satellites: I Wrote a 5,000-Year History of Maritime NavigationMy new book, A History of Maritime Navigation (Expanded Edition v3.0) is not just about ships. It’s about how the sea made us who we are.
InIntriguing TimesbyJason Ward·Oct 13The Vasa, One of the World’s Most Powerful Warships, Sank 20 Minutes into Its Maiden VoyageIn 1628, Sweden launched one of the largest warships in the world. It sank after sailing less than a mile.
InTeatime HistorybyMartino Sacchi·Sep 29Ten things (almost) nobody knows about tugboatsThey are among the smallest ships in any harbour, yet they move the largest objects ever built by humankind. A 30-metre tug can push a…A response icon15A response icon15
Limmes·Sep 25The Hundred-Year War Between Korea and Japan in the 3rd–4th C.,3~4세기 한일백년전쟁과 신라 석씨(昔氏) 왕조의 멸망 및 신공황후(神功皇后) 전승의 실체 — 고고학적 유물 층위·항해 역학·사료 교차검증을 중심으로 본 역성혁명(易姓革命)·도래(渡來)·제철기술 이전(移轉) 및 양국의 왕조교체 징후
