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Websites
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BBC History – Deal
www.bbc.co.uk/kent/places/towns/deal/index.shtml
Cites Daniel Defoe's damning ode to the Kent town Deal, where he himself was an eyewitness to the tragic storm of 1703. It is reported by Defoe that the assistance of the Deal men was sought but that they ignored the request because the pickings from the sea were so good.
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/998444.stm
A history of bad British weather that looks at the storm of 1703, one of the worst ever to hit Britain and in which 123 civilians died, 8,000 sailors drowned and hundreds of vessels were lost.
Channel 4 Time Traveller's guide to Stuart England
www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/
guide17/index.html
Excellent guide to the 17th century with information on Cromwell and the English Civil War.
HMS Victory, Portsmouth
www.hms-victory.com/
The technology used on this ship is almost identical to that of Stirling Castle.
Magdalene College, Cambridge
www.magd.cam.ac.uk/pepys/latham.html
Samuel Pepys studied here and bequeathed his books, including his famous diaries, to the library. The site has good biographical information including his role as Secretary to the Admiralty in 1673.
National Maritime Museum
www.nmm.ac.uk
Opened in 1937, the museum has the most important holdings in the world on the history of Britain at sea and the world's largest maritime historical reference library including books dating back to the 15th century.
Public Record Office
www.pro.gov.uk
National archive of the UK which brings together and preserves the records of central government and the courts of law, and makes them available to the public. The records span an unbroken period from the 11th century to the present day.
Ramsgate Maritime Museum
www.ekmt.fsnet.co.uk/links.html
Houses a number of artefacts from local shipwrecks, including a bronze cannon from Stirling Castle.
UK Diving – Stirling Castle
www.ukdiving.co.uk/cgi-bin/wreck4.pl?218
Gives the exact location and journal references for the Stirling Castle wreck.
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English Heritage: Ships and shipwrecks by Peter Marsden (BT Batsford, 1997)
An exploration of the history of shipwrecks on Britain's seabeds, with documentary and pictorial evidence presented alongside accounts of the rich archaeological findings. The book is aimed at the general as well as the professional reader.
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HMS Victory: Her construction, career, and restoration by Alan McGowan (Naval Institute Press, 2000)
Illustrated book of HMS Victory. The technology used on this ship is almost identical to that of Stirling Castle.
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Samuel Pepys: The unequalled self by Claire Tomalin (Knopf, 2002)
Examines the career and private life of the famous diarist, revealing the politics of his time. Highly organised, intelligent and a savvy political infighter, he became a leading navy official and helped build the British navy into a world power.
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