This 18th-century history of piracy mixes fanciful invention with accurate accounts taken from contemporary newspapers and court records.
- Associate Professor in Social and Maritime History, University of Reading
The river Thames, like any large body of water, is a distinct jurisdiction with its own laws, customs and histories.
Pour mieux comprendre la passe d’armes actuelle entre le Royaume-Uni et la France sur les droits de pêche, un détour par l’Histoire s’impose.
Years of bitter words and dodgy use of history eventually became the foundations of the modern law of the sea.
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