Dr Lee-Jane Giles
@lee-jane.bsky.social
Historian studying 18th century Marine Corps. Also interested in duelling, mutiny & piracy - there may be a theme!
Sailors occupied a liminal space - indispensable for commerce & empire, yet fundamentally untethered from stable agrarian communities. Fascinating as I didn’t know it stretched so far back.
October 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Sailors occupied a liminal space - indispensable for commerce & empire, yet fundamentally untethered from stable agrarian communities. Fascinating as I didn’t know it stretched so far back.
being tempted. Far from home by soaring hopes and dreams.’
The view of sailors as rootless outsiders is pervasive - potential destabilisers to settled communities. And as voyages became longer and cultural encounters more profound?
The view of sailors as rootless outsiders is pervasive - potential destabilisers to settled communities. And as voyages became longer and cultural encounters more profound?
October 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
being tempted. Far from home by soaring hopes and dreams.’
The view of sailors as rootless outsiders is pervasive - potential destabilisers to settled communities. And as voyages became longer and cultural encounters more profound?
The view of sailors as rootless outsiders is pervasive - potential destabilisers to settled communities. And as voyages became longer and cultural encounters more profound?
For they receive a mixture of strange languages & customs, & import foreign ways as well as foreign merchandise, so that none of their ancestral institutions can possibly remain unchanged. Even their inhabitants do not cling to their dwelling places, but are constantly …
October 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
For they receive a mixture of strange languages & customs, & import foreign ways as well as foreign merchandise, so that none of their ancestral institutions can possibly remain unchanged. Even their inhabitants do not cling to their dwelling places, but are constantly …
Ahoy Professor Murphy! Exciting and excellent news and many congratulations!
July 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Ahoy Professor Murphy! Exciting and excellent news and many congratulations!
No. Nothing as yet. But what ever I find it’ll pay more than I earned last year as an AL.
March 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
No. Nothing as yet. But what ever I find it’ll pay more than I earned last year as an AL.
Bogeys…
How you doing!?
How you doing!?
March 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Bogeys…
How you doing!?
How you doing!?
Brilliant idea! Hope it goes well.
November 5, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Brilliant idea! Hope it goes well.
You’re welcome. It looks to be a great resource.
November 4, 2024 at 6:12 PM
You’re welcome. It looks to be a great resource.
I think it maybe the one developed by University of Warwick? witchhunt1649.com
Hope this is the one you are looking for.
Hope this is the one you are looking for.
Witch Hunt 1649
Engaging and educational card games about the Scottish witch hunts, available to buy or download for free
witchhunt1649.com
November 4, 2024 at 6:11 PM
I think it maybe the one developed by University of Warwick? witchhunt1649.com
Hope this is the one you are looking for.
Hope this is the one you are looking for.