![]() ![]() And of course, there is the ever-present, sturdy Jack Tar – the nickname given to all lower deck seamen. In literature too we find no end of delights, from Jack Aubrey on the far side of the world to Horatio Hornblower riding the waves in search of the French. Over there are Sir Francis Drake circumnavigating the globe in the Golden Hind and Captain James Cook braving the vast unknown of the Pacific Ocean. ![]() Here is Admiral Nelson gazing across the maelstrom of combat at Trafalgar, awaiting his apotheosis. Images stay long in the mind, of salty sea dogs swabbing decks and deckhands in the rigging, riding out the lashings of great oceanic tempests. There can be few historical milieus as thrilling and iconic as the lives of men at sea in the glorious Age of Sail. However, they never received the credit they deserved for their actions.In the heat of battle, women worked as hard as the men.In fact, there were a great number of women, both prostitutes and seamen's wives.The presence of women onboard Royal Navy ships has been ignored until recently.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |