Links
Richard Endsor's painting of the Lion (sometimes given as Lyon in archaic sources). Possibly built as early as 1557 and rebuilt many times, she was sold in 1698.
FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES AND FELLOW AUTHORS
A mine of information on 17th and 18th century naval history, and much else besides, Peter offers genealogical research and other services
The author of several very impressive recent books on warships and naval history.
The author of the excellent Kydd series of naval adventures set in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Astrodene's Naval Historic Fiction site
An excellent guide to everything new (and old) in the genre
Naval fact, fiction, and much else besides
The artist responsible for the original cover of Gentleman Captain. The picture to the left is another example of his outstanding work.
SOME WEBSITES THAT I JUST LIKE!
Matthew Quinton was descended from the fictitious Barons Caldecote, and this lovely, isolated little church might have made a perfect place of worship for them.
Even leaving aside the natural bias of a participant, this is the most impressive account of the seventeenth century navy ever placed on film.
Jim Bender’s Anglo-Dutch Wars Blog
The historic dockyard site at Deptford, established by Henry VIII in 1513 and the setting for one of Matthew Quinton's adventures in The Mountain of Gold, is under threat from a massive redevelopment. This excellent blog draws attention to the history of the yard and the problems facing it.
No, not me – Paul White’s brilliant photographs of the ‘lost houses’ of Wales.
