VIth International Colloquium of the Governance of the Atlantic Ports (XIVth-XXIst Centuries) Oostende, Belgium, 24-26 April 2019 Ports were the main nodes in the network that framed the Atlantic world since the XVIth century. They were the focus of commercial life, maritime activities and financial life. These activities created specific social dynamics which characterized port […]
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Event and Volunteering Opportunity: The Zeebrugge Raid: Creating a Legend
A free event at the University of Kent Friday 11th May 2018 10am – 3pm Gateways to the First World War is launching a new project to investigate the ways in which the famous Zeebrugge raid of 1918 was presented to the British people, using local and national newspapers and magazines as a source. They […]
CFP. Zeebrugge: The Centenary Conference
Conference: 20 & 21 April 2018. National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, UK CFP deadline: 1 December 2017 The National Museum of the Royal Navy are to host a symposium, held in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on the weekend of the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Navy and Royal Marine raid on the port of Zeebrugge. […]