This article was originally published on my WordPress blog – July 2016. Conjectural sketch of a balinger (C) Ian Friel 2015. Balingers were the frigates of medieval sea warfare: relatively fast, relatively small and suitable for a wide range of tasks, short of taking on a major enemy ship singlehanded….
This article was originally published on my WordPress blog – October 2015. The site at Bursledon: to the left, the site of the Grace Dieu, to the right, the possible site of the Holy Ghost. ‘But how do we know that?’ is a good question for people to ask of historians and…
This article was originally published on my WordPress blog – June 2017. The Great Ship of Snargate, late 15th/early 16th century (colour enhanced for greater clarity) Why does a medieval church in a small Romney Marsh village contain a large and very old painting of a warship? The village of Snargate…