was searching for the wreckage of an English Navy vessel that sank in the Strait of Gibraltar in 1694 when they instead stumbled upon the remnants of a 17th-century Barbary pirate ship.

My research explores texts written by British ship surgeons to get a deeper understanding of medical care at sea, and the emotional and psychological challenges of shipboard life for surgeon and crew.

With the end of the monopoly, the number of slaves transported on English ships would increase dramatically -- to an average of over 20,000 a year. By the end of the 17th century, England led the ...

The bomb was towed five miles from Southend Pier before being detonated Royal Navy bomb disposal experts have destroyed a World War Two device found in the wreck of a 17th Century warship.

The ship is believed to be one of only two galleon ship replicas in the world A replica of the 17th Century Spanish galleon ships has welcomed crowds aboard at Southend Pier in Essex. El Galeon ...