When legalised pirates dominated Southampton Water in 18th century
The year 1782 proved particularly treacherous, with the English Channel teeming with Dutch and French privateers ...
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The creation of a wine entrepôt in 18th-century Boulogne-Sur-Mer: Dedicated commodity chain, politics, and enlightenment economists
In the early 18th century, Britain instituted prohibitive tariffs penalizing ... (Stewart and Stewart, Reference Stewart and Stewart1756) I embarked at Boulogne in the sloop commanded by Captain ...
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40 Welsh pubs with cosy fireplaces to escape the cold this winter
The Sloop Inn, Porthgain The Sloop has it all ... Overlooking Ogmore Castle, the original inn was built in the 18th century ...
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Members of the Advisory Body
the main one being the 18th Century sloop of war HMS Swift. All those projects have taken place in Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. She has more than 100 publications including books, scientific papers ...
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37 stolen gold coins from 18th-century shipwreck recovered, 13 still missing
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) states that the 37 gold coins were stolen from the 1715 Fleet ...
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Gold coins stolen from 18th century shipwreck off Florida coast recovered
Florida — A collection of 37 gold coins — with a combined value estimated at more than $1 million — have been recovered after they were stolen by salvagers back in 2015 from a famous 18th ...
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Rare Glass Bottles Were Recovered From An 18th-Century Shipwreck Off The Coast Of Florida
Off the coast of Florida, several rare glass bottles were recovered from an 18th-century shipwreck. The ship was part of […] ...
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How did Surat become the setting for an 18th-century French story?
In public domain, via Wikimedia Commons and Internet Archive. In a coffee-house in 18th-century Surat, a group of men from various faiths and ethnicities are arguing about God. Each claims the ...
‘Cruel Intentions’: Sarah Catherine Hook Shines In A Role That Pays Tribute To Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Iconic Mean Girl Turn
In this new reimagining of the 18th century novel, Sarah Catherine Hook plays Caroline Merteuil, a conniving sorority leader ...
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Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 2 — Taylor Swift
By Hannah Dailey With the first quarter of the 21st century coming to a close, Billboard has spent the last few months counting down our staff picks for the 25 greatest pop stars of the last 25 years.
Historian Answers Pirate Questions
Pirates really comes from a Greek word The Slow Mo Guys Answer Slow Motion Questions From Twitter which means to attack or to ...
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Camp Century: Abandoned Cold War 'city under the ice' rediscovered by NASA
Camp Century, built in 1959 in northwest Greenland, was a never-completed secret launch site for ballistic missiles to reach the Soviet Union. As ice began to crush the site, the US abandoned the ...