The Port of London in the Tudor period
WEBThe riverside of the City of London had for centuries, by the Tudor period, been busy with ships and smaller vessels coming and going. Quays and warehouses lined the north bank of the river from the Tower up to and above the bridge as far as Queenhithe.
English ship London (1656) - Wikipedia
WEBLondon was a 76-gun second-rate ship of the line in the Navy of the Commonwealth of England, originally built at Chatham Dockyard by shipwright John Taylor, and launched in June 1656. [2] She gained fame as one of the ships that escorted Charles II from Holland back to England during the English Restoration , carrying Charles' younger brother ...
Thames watermen and ferries | The History of London
WEBFor centuries, the quickest and most convenient way to travel within the City, or cross the river, or east or west from London, was by water. London Bridge was the only dry crossing over the River Thames in the immediate London area until the early 18th century but it was narrow and congested.
The Voyage That Changed History: London to Jamestown, 1606 - GoNOMAD Travel
WEBThe Voyage That Changed History: London to Jamestown, 1606. Jamestown Celebrated More than 400 Years after the Voyage. By Sony Stark. A replica of the good ship Discovery at Canary Wharf in London — photos by Sony Stark.
The Long and Winding History of the Thames | Smithsonian
WEBIn Hornblower and the Atropos, by C. S. Forester, Capt. Horatio Hornblower embarks on a canal boat from Lechlade to Lord Nelson’s funeral in London in 1806. As the crew gets roaring drunk ...
In 1665, a British Warship Mysteriously Blew Up—And Soon We …
WEBJul 30, 2014 · In 1665, the London—a rather impressive British warship most famous for its part in bringing Charles II back to England—blew up in the Thames Estuary. The explosion killed more than three ...
Historical city travel guide: London, late 16th century
WEBJul 10, 2020 · For most of its history, ships have been able to navigate up to the city, giving it its status as gateway to the world and fuelling its prosperity. Long view of London, from the South Bank, as it appeared before the fire of 1666. From John Speed’s Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain, 1611–1612. Engraving, 1610.
Old London Bridge: Traders, Travellers & Traitors
WEBDiscover old London Bridge, a wonder of the medieval and Tudor world! Learn about its history and appearance in the sixteenth century.
London’s Sailortown, 1600-1800 - Port Towns and Urban Cultures
WEBJun 18, 2015 · In 2014 Derek and Ken launched London’s Sailortown, 1600-1800 which explores the history of Shadwell and Ratcliff, two Thames-side areas that have seldom been studied.
Merchant trade records: port books 1565-1799 - The National …
WEBThe records are mostly correspondence and letter books. Outports were any ports, other than the Port of London, where goods from foreign ships were traded and where the duties paid on the goods...
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