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Adams, Max. Collingwood: Northumberland's Heart of Oak. Newcastle: Tyne Bridge, 2005, 72 pp. Born in Newcastle where monument honors him; at end of life, 7 years at sea; died enroute home, 1810.
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Collingwood, Cuthbert; leadership; Mediterranean Sea; memorial;
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Collingwood, Cuthbert, leadership, leader, command, commander in chief , memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command
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Adkin, Mark. The Trafalgar Companion: The Complete Guide to History's Most Famous Sea Battle and the Life of Admiral Lord Nelson. London: Aurum; Ithaca: McBooks, 2005, 560 pp. Folio, 200 illustrations; for Nelson, coverage of Calvi, the Nile, Copenhagen, Trafalgar, the funeral & memorials; descriptive, not analytical; not scholarly; earlier, The Waterloo Companion, 2001.
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age of sail; Anglo-French; Anglo-Spanish; battles; memorial; Nelson, Horatio; Royal Navy; Trafalgar; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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age of sail, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , battles, memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , Nelson, Horatio, Royal Navy, Britain, England, Trafalgar, battle, campaign , War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France
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Aldous, Grahame. "'Death and Glory': Bring Home the News of Trafalgar." Nel Dis, 8 (July 2004): 425-28. Account of Lt. John Lapennotiere & HMS Pickle bringing Trafalgar dispatch to Admiralty, October-November 1805; bicentennial reenactment.
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Admiralty; Anglo-French; Anglo-Spanish; battles; communication; memorial; Trafalgar; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , battles, memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , Trafalgar, battle, campaign , War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, communication, communicate, telegraph, radio, underwater cable
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Alexander, Boyd, ed. William Beckford of Fonthill, Writer, Traveller, Collector, Caliph, 1760-1844: A Brief Narrative and Catalogue of an Exhibition to Mark the Two Hundredth Anniversary of Beckford's Birth by Howard B. Gottlieb. New Haven: Yale UP, 1960, 100 pp. Yale University Library.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); memorial; Nelson, Horatio;
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Alexander, Caroline. The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition. New York: Knopf, 1998, x, 213 pp. Folio; for American Museum of Natural History; Sir Ernest Shackleton's 3rd expedition, 1914-1917; trapped; expedition grossly unprepared & incompetent.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Antarctic; critique of Royal Navy; exploration; memorial; museum; Shackleton, Ernest;
Keywords:
20th century, twentieth, Antarctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, South Pole , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Shackleton, Ernest, memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , museum, critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy
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Allwood, John. The Great Exhibitions: 150 Years. London: Studio Vista; London: ECL, 1977, 2001, 192 pp. Folio; not included: Royal Naval Exhibtion, 1891.
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19th C. (1800-1899); memorial; museum; Royal Navy; science ; technology;
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19th century, nineteenth, memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , Royal Navy, Britain, England, museum, science , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Ambler, John. The Royal Marine Band Service. Southsea: RM Historical Society, 2003, viii, 280 pp. Centennial of RN School of Music & RM Band Service.
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20th C. (1900-1999); education; memorial; music; Royal Marine;
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20th century, twentieth, music, culture, arts, Royal Marine, commando , memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , education, educate, training, train, teaching, teach, schooling, school, learning, learn
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Anderson, Roger Charles. "The First Fifty Years." MM, 47 (1961): 3-16. In "Golden Jubilee" edition; SNR, major achievement: Save the Victory Fund.
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association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, HMS Victory, ship of the line, flagship of Nelson, current floating museum, Save The Victory Fund , maritime history, naval history , memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial
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Armitage, Christopher Mead, comp. Sir Walter Relegh: An Annotated Bibliography. Chapel Hill: North Carolina UP, 1987, viii, 236 pp. For America's Four Hundreth Anniversary Commemoration; 1967 annotated entries.
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16th C. (1500-1599); bibliography; Colonial America; colonialism; imperialism; memorial; Raleigh, Walter;
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Armitage, David. "The British Empire and the Civic Tradition, 1656-1742." D.Phil. diss, Cambridge, 1992.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); Atlantic World; Colonial America; expansion; imperialism; memorial;
Keywords:
17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial
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Armitage, David. "The New World and British Historical Thought: From Richard Hakluyt to William Robertson." See K. Kupperman, America in European Consciousness, 1995.
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16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); colonialism; expansion; Hakluyt, Richard; historian; literature; memorial;
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16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, colonialism, colony, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Hakluyt, Richard, historian, history, historical, memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , literature, culture
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Arthur, Max. Symbol of Courage: A History of the Victoria Cross. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 2004, xxv, 686 pp. 1254 recipients; brief biographical sketches, Crimean to Falklands.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); leadership; memorial; Royal Navy;
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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, leadership, leader, command, commander in chief , Royal Navy, Britain, England, memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial
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Aslet, Clive. Greenwich Millennium: The 2000-Year Story of Greenwich. London: Fourth Estate, 1999, 64 pp.
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age of sail; age of steam; general history; maritime history; memorial; museum; navigation; science ;
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age of sail, age of steam, memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , museum, navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, science , general history, general survey, survey, maritime history, naval history
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Aslet, Clive. The Story of Greenwich. Cambridge: Harvard UP; London: Fourth Estate, 1999, 288 pp. Opens: funeral of Nelson.
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instrument, navigation, compass, clock , memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , museum, navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, Nelson, Horatio
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Aspinall-Oglander, Cecil F. Admiral's Widow: Being the Life and Letters of the Hon. Mrs. Edward Boscawen from 1761 to 1805. London: Hogarth, 1942, 205 pp. Memoir.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; memoir; memorial; officer; personality; Royal Navy; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , officer, quarterdeck, leader , Royal Navy, Britain, England, personality, prominent leader, noted person , War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France
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Aspinall-Oglander, Cecil F. Admiral's Wife: Being the Life and Letters of the Hon. Mrs. Edward Boscowen from 1719 to 1761. London: Longman, 1940, xviii, 298 pp. Memoir.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; memoir; memorial; officer; personality; Royal Navy; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , officer, quarterdeck, leader , Royal Navy, Britain, England, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Aspley, John. Speculum Nauticum: A Looking Glass for Sea-Men: First Set Down by John Aspley. London: Godbid, 1647, 1655, 1668, 1678, 96 pp. Original in Bodleian Library; at least 9 editions.
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17th C. (1600-1699); memoir; memorial; naval guide; naval lore; seaman;
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17th century, seventeenth, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , seaman, lower deck, enlisted status, seafarer, sailor , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction
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Aston, George Grey. Nelson. Benn's Sixpenny Library Series, # 251. London: Benn, 1927, 80 pp.
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memorial; Nelson, Horatio; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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Nelson, Horatio, memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France
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Astonishing Career of a Nursery-Maid, afterwards Lady Hamilton, the Mistress of Lord Nelson, Containing Her Eventual Life from the Cradle to the Grave, etc. London: George Vickers, [1850], 16 pp.
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Hamilton, Emma, Lady Hamilton, mistress of Nelson , memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , Nelson, Horatio
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Atkinson, John, comp. Royal Navy Submarine Service: Losses World War II and Crews. Bromley: Galago, 2004, 48 pp. Folio; 87 submarines listed; included Submarine Book of Remembrance.
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Admiralty; Battle of the Atlantic; memorial; naval guide; Royal Navy; submarine; World War II;
Keywords:
Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Battle of the Atlantic, U-boat, anti-submarine warfare, Royal Navy, United States Navy, US Navy , memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , Royal Navy, Britain, England, submarine, underwater vessel, submerged operation, world war 2, second world war, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction
| Abbreviations | |
| AHR | American Historical Review |
| Alb | Albion |
| alt | alternate |
| Am Nep | American Neptune |
| AQ & DJ | Army Quarterly and Defence Journal |
| ASLIB | Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses) |
| BIHR | Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research |
| Can His Rev | Canadian Historical Review |
| Can J His | Canadian Journal of History |
| comp | Compiled by |
| DAI | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| EcHR | Economic History Review |
| ed | editor or edited by |
| EnHR | English Historical Review |
| HisAHR | Hispanic American Historical Review |
| HJ | Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal) |
| His Res | Historical Research |
| His Tod | History Today |
| Intell & Nat Sec | Intelligence and National Security |
| IJ Mar His | International Journal of Maritime History |
| IJ Nau Arch | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
| IHR | International History Review |
| intro | introduction |
| J Am His | Journal of American History |
| J Asian His | Journal of Asian History |
| JBS | Journal of British Studies |
| J Cont His | Journal of Contemporary History |
| J Econ His | Journal of Economic History |
| JI & CH | Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History |
| J Mar Res | Journal for Maritime Research |
| J Mil His | Journal of Military History |
| J Mod His | Journal of Modern History |
| JRUSI | Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute |
| J Soc His | Journal of Social History |
| JSAHR | Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research |
| J Stra Stu | Journal of Strategic Studies |
| J Trans His | Journal of Transport History |
| J Wor His | Journal of World History |
| MM | Mariner's Mirror |
| Mil Aff | Military Affairs |
| NHS | Naval History Symposium (USNA) |
| NMM | National Maritime Museum |
| Nav Rev | Naval Review |
| NWCR | Naval War College Review (US) |
| Nel Dis | Nelson Dispatch |
| NIP | Naval Institute Press |
| Nor Mar | Northern Mariner |
| Pac His Rev | Pacific Historical Review |
| P & P | Past and Present |
| Traf Chron | Trafalgar Chronicle |
| trans | translated by |
| UP | University Press |
| USNIP | Proceedings of the Naval Institute |
| Vic Stu | Victorian Studies |
| War & Soc | War and Society |
| War in His | War in History |
| W&MQ | William and Mary Quarterly |
| WSS | World Ship Society |