PhD @UoP_History 🇬🇧 & @hogskolanhstd 🇸🇪 , Maritime Historian & Archaeologist, @nauticalhistory @navyrecords, GDST alumni, she/her
Joined October 2015
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Daisy Turnbull retweeted
What happened to SS Federal? #shipwreck #maritimetragedy #engineering - YouTube youtube.com/shorts/-2jG3e4U1…
Where myth, monsters and movie magic come to life… 🎬✨
A glimpse inside the launch of Ray Harryhausen: Myths in Motion
📍 The Arc, Winchester.
🎬 @Ray_Harryhausen
📅 Open until 16 February 2027
From skeleton warriors and mythical monsters to the mechanical owl Bubo, this is a wonderful celebration of imagination, artistry and the enduring magic of stop-motion animation.
#RayHarryhausen #MythsInMotion #StopMotionAnimation #FilmHistory #Winchester
Daisy Turnbull retweeted
🎧 Our 'Heritage Harbours: The Ports That Made Britain' series reaches its next port of call: Ramsgate.
Listen now: snr.org.uk/the-mariners-mirr…
#HeritageHarbours #MaritimeHistory #Ramsgate #MarinersMirrorPodcast #PortsThatMadeBritain #SNR #SocietyforNauticalResearch #historypodcast
Daisy Turnbull retweeted
🎧 Our 'Heritage Harbours: The Ports That Made Britain' series has arrived in Ipswich. Listen now: snr.org.uk/the-mariners-mirr…
#HeritageHarbours #MaritimeHistory #Ipswich #TheMarinersMirrorPodcast #PortsThatMadeBritain
Daisy Turnbull retweeted
Please do get in touch with ideas for #maritime books - our @degruyter_brill series 'Early Modern Maritime Humanities 1400-1800: Oceans in History and Culture', ed. by me & John Mcaleer is keen to hear from you! Contact me or @erikagaffney here or via brill.com/page/forthcoming_e…
Daisy Turnbull retweeted
The Cambridge Oceanic and Maritime History Workshop is now inviting submissions to deliver papers during Michaelmas Term (October to December 2026) - MPhil and PhD students from all universities are welcome to apply!
@CamHistory #MaritimeHistory
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: THE PORTS THAT MADE BRITAIN – EXETER
A city shaped by merchants, engineering & centuries of adaptation—learn why Exeter's historic waterfront still matters in the first location-based episode of our new series
🎧 snr.org.uk/the-mariners-mirr…
#HeritageHarbours
Daisy Turnbull retweeted
🔔 NEW MARINER'S MIRROR PODCAST SERIES! ⚓
🎧 Listen to the first episode now: snr.org.uk/the-mariners-mirr…
#HeritageHarbours #MaritimeHistory #WorkingWaterfronts #PortsThatMadeBritain #MarinersMirrorPodcast #NauticalHistory #CoastalHeritage #HistoryPodcast #HistoricShips
Daisy Turnbull retweeted
Did you know the SNR helps to purchase important works of art for the National Maritime Museum? Each month we feature a piece acquired for the nation by the Society
🖼️ Sailors in a Storm (1798)
Read more: snr.org.uk/heritage/maritime…
#maritimeart #nauticalhistory #nauticalart
Daisy Turnbull retweeted
The Society for Nautical Research is delighted to announce that Feb 2026 issue of The Mariner's Mirror Journal is now available: tandfonline.com/toc/rmir20/1…
#MarinersMirror #SNR #maritimehistory #nauticalresearch #historyjournal
Daisy Turnbull retweeted
📢Delighted to finally go public with news about our series! Early Modern Maritime Humanities 1400-1800: Oceans in History & Culture is published by @degruyter_brill
Series Editors: @clairejowitt & John McAleer
brill.com/page/forthcoming_e…
Do send in your proposals for salty books!⚓️
Daisy Turnbull retweeted
We are delighted to launch a new initiative to bring 'Naval Songs and Ballads' back to life!
'Volume 33 is a collection of ballads from the 14th to the mid-19th century. See its contents: buff.ly/A9O0kBt
#shantysingers #navalrecords #navyhistory #navyrecords #navalsongs
ALT 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 [email protected] for involvement.
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The latest episode of the Mariner's Mirror Podcast is now available on the SNR website or wherever you get your podcasts!
snr.org.uk/the-mariners-mirr…
#historypodcast #spanishinquisition #maritimehistory #nauticalresearch #marinersmirror
Daisy Turnbull retweeted
Zoological colour on HMS Beagle: Charles Darwin’s chromatic language', a new British Journal for the History of Science blog by Joyce Dixon
☑️ cup.org/43l5wmR
#histSTM #histsci #histmed #HSTM
@BSHSNews @BJHSeditor
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Daisy Turnbull retweeted
Imagine calling me an amateur & just a tv show fan. (People did/do) *Waves academic degrees in history around* & I worked hard to obtain them. My one & only motivation for my research is my passion for history. History is the gift that keeps on giving. I'm a history superfan!❤️
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@DrSamWillis speaks to @CScheybeler about the shipyards, political intrigue, and naval ambitions of 18th-century Spain at a pivotal moment in its emergence as a modern maritime power ...
Listen now: snr.org.uk/the-mariners-mirr…
#navyhistory #historypodcast #marinersmirror #SNR
Daisy Turnbull retweeted
99% of 🇬🇧 data transmission, accounting for £1.15 trillion, relies on just 60 undersea cables 🌊
Following Defence Secretary @JohnHealey_MP’s announcement of 🇬🇧 month-long tracking of 🇷🇺 surveillance of undersea cables, this map from our #GeopoliticalAtlas visualises this critical infrastructure.
🔗 geostrategy.org.uk/research/…
Daisy Turnbull retweeted
.@NatMuseumRN is launching a campaign to raise the final £2.5million needed to open the Royal Marines Experience in Portsmouth.
Boathouse 6 in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard will be transformed into a national centre, celebrating the service and history of the Royal Marines. Bringing to life over 360 years of history, from the corps formation in 1664 to its vital modern-day role as the United Kingdom’s commando force.
Designed as a place of inspiration, remembrance and education, it will ensure that the extraordinary stories of RMs are protected for future generations.
You can donate here: donate.nmrn.org.uk
