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The Lower Severn Vale: Trade and Exploration in Tudor Times

August 1, 2018September 15, 2019 matthewhallowsLeave a comment

"Bristol, the Lower Severn Vale, the Severn Estuary and the Atlantic Ocean are all closely connected by trade. Liz Napier paints a vivid picture of port life in Tudor Bristol and the beginnings of international trade from original records".

Posted in ArchivesTagged Almondsbury, Arthur Darcy, Aust, Avonmouth, business, Chepstow, cloth trade, convoy, Customs Offices, Edward Dodding, Edward Seymour, Evan T. Jones, exploration, Gloucester, Henry Chester, Hungroad, imports, John Cabot, John Smythe, Kingroad, Knole Place, Martin Frobisher, merchants, Michael Lok, Miles Partridge, Oldbury, port life, ports, Robert Ricart, Severn Estuary, Shepherdine, Shirehampton, sixteenth century, Society of Merchant Venturers, St Stephens Church, Thomas Chester, trade, Tudor Bristol, villages, William Chester

Bristol’s War at Sea

August 1, 2015September 15, 2019 matthewhallowsLeave a comment

This article is about how Bristol's involvement in each of the World Wars affected the atmosphere in the city, especially as a port city it played a key role in proceedings with supply transportation. Furthermore, Byrne emphasises the effect that the German U-Boats had, providing an invisible enemy to be wary of whilst the city played its part in bolstering the war effort.

Posted in ArchivesTagged allies, Arthur Asquith, atlantic ports, Avonmouth, Barrow Hill, Bristol, British Expeditionary Force, Cumberland Basin, Gallipolli, Hanham, imports, Ireland, Ivie Dunlop, James Odgen, Joan Pymm, maritime atrocities, Montagu Crinks, port of bristol, Portishead Docks, ports, Queens Town, Rupert Brooke, ships, Shirehampton, The Dardanelles, The Royal Edward Dock, twentieth century, U-Boats, volunteers, Walter Carter, wartime, western allies, World War One, World War Two