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'Naval Patronage in the 18th Century: Exploring Obligation and Trust'

Catherine Beck shares how the papers and letters of Admiral John Markham, from the National Maritime Museum, inspired her research for her book. Plus, get 35% off your copy: buff.ly/ICz7X07

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August 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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October 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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📣 From our Online Magazine ...
This account from the Cely Papers details an inventory of a fifteenth-century merchant ship & shows little difference between a privately owned merchant ship & a Crown warship.

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An Armed Merchant Ship from the Cely Papers c.1472 – The Navy Records Society
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June 27, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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We are delighted to launch a new initiative to bring 'Naval Songs and Ballads' back to life! The tunes are named, BUT the music is not printed.

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Appeal calling for contributors to the Songs & Ballads of the Royal Navy project, seeking musicians, historians, and volunteers to help record traditional naval songs from the 1907 printed volume "Naval Songs and Ballads". The poster announces upcoming NRS YouTube releases and provides a contact email of onlineeditor@navyrecords.org.uk for involvement.
July 6, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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⚓ Did you know the Navy Records Society has published over 170 annual volumes in print and online? 📚

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Books – The Navy Records Society
The Navy Records Society publishes an annual volume in print and online. Each work presents previously unpublished documents on naval history, edited, introduced and given an analytical commentary by…
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October 30, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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#OnThis Day in 1941 HMS Ark Royal, Britain’s first modern fleet carrier, sank after a torpedo attack by the German submarine U-81.

Read more on The Navy Records Society Members' Blog: www.navyrecords.org.uk/members_blog...

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November 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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#OnThisDay in 1748, British naval forces, led by Admiral Sir Charles Knowles, clashed with a Spanish fleet in the Battle of Havana - the last major action of the War of Jenkins Ear (1739-1748).

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October 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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This month, the Navy Records Society had the honour of welcoming their Patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, to a reception at The National Archives.

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Visual description: An image of her Royal Highness The Princess Royal meeting with members of the Navy Records Society and staff at The National Archives.
April 29, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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Our 133rd AGM will take place at 1600 on Wednesday 1st July 2026. It will be held as a hybrid meeting hosted at King’s College London.

Members are invited to attend with an opportunity to give a short presentation - for more details, visit: www.navyrecords.org.uk/events/

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June 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Why did the Ark Royal Sink? – The Navy Records Society Members' Blog

On 14th nov 1941, Britain’s first modern fleet carrier was sunk after a torpedo attack by the German submarine U-81. Our member Paul Harrison explores records of the sinking.

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Why did the Ark Royal Sink? – The Navy Records Society
On 14th November 1941 HMS Ark Royal,  Britain’s first modern fleet carrier, sank after a torpedo attack by the German submarine U-81. The following year, acclaimed war correspondent Sir Herbert…
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October 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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This article introduces letters written by Midshipman Brian Godfrey-Faussett when serving on board HMS Dido in 1880.

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October 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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We are looking forward to our AGM & Summer event for 2026 - being hosted once again at KCL on the 1st July!

For more details, please visit: www.navyrecords.org.uk/events/

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June 16, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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Discover The Navy Records Society's annual volumes online: The Navy of the Lancastrian Kings: Accounts and Inventories of William Soper, Keeper of the King’s Ships, 1422-1427 – Vol 123 (1982), Dr S. Rose buff.ly/xvZsvay

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The Navy of the Lancastrian Kings: Accounts and Inventories of William Soper, Keeper of the King’s Ships, 1422-1427 – The Navy Records Society
A wonderful new online historical resource has just been launched: The Merchant Fleet of Late Medieval and Tudor England, 1400–1580. This database transforms our understanding of the evolution of…
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September 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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The Battle of Trafalgar took place #OnThisDay in 1805 ⚓
Discover an Eyewitness Account of the battle by the Assistant-Surgeon of H.M.S Swiftsure – in The Navy Records Society's online magazine: buff.ly/iGWYEvn

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Trafalgar Eyewitness Account by the Assistant-Surgeon of H.M.S Swiftsure – The Navy Records Society
This letter by Robert Hilton appears to be a collaborative account of the engagements of Trafalgar, as a surgeon’s mate would have been below deck during the battle.  Each of the surviving letters…
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October 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Discover The Navy Records Society's annual volumes online: Corrigenda to Letters and Papers Relating to the First Dutch War 1652-54 – Vol 69 (1932), A.C. Dewar buff.ly/V2rLa26

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Corrigenda to Letters and Papers Relating to the First Dutch War 1652-54 – The Navy Records Society
In 1930 when the Papers on the Dutch War were approaching completion, Mr A.C. Dewar was asked by the Council of the Navy Records Society, to look through the Dutch transcripts with a view to the…
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September 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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📚 New book by our #NRS member

Mark Barton has released his latest publication, 'Fanning the Coals and Forging the Weapons'. Hardback is available for pre-orders via markbartonrn@gmail.com for £25, incl. free P&P within the UK. All profits will go to maritime historical charities.
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August 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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August 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Latest from the Navy Records Society's Online Magazine: The Diary of T.F. Richards Part 4: Christmas Island, Borneo, Sumatra and Singapore, 1907. By Jane Wickenden.
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The Diary of T.F. Richards Part 4: Christmas Island, Borneo, Sumatra and Singapore, 1907 – The Navy Records Society
These fascinating descriptive passages are transcribed extracts from the diaries of Thomas F. Richards who, in 1906, was a Royal Navy Artificer (Engineer) Warrant Officer aged 30. This is the third…
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November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Want to get your hands on a copy? Become a member of the Navy Records Society today for just £40 for Full access to over 160 digital volumes and to receive a hardcopy print of every volume published during the membership.
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