10 Minutes to Seaward

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Maritime history from the fall of Napoleon to the rise of the Soviet Union about ten minutes, by the Bluejackets Reenactment Society

Sep 15

East Africa Squadron : The Murder Of Marcus McCausland

Britain's fight against the East African Slave trade was not easy. Slavery was deeply interwoven with the local cultures, who fought back. One of the casualties was Lieutenant Marcus McCausland. An annotated script and all the sources can be found on the Bluejackets website
Sep 8

Arab Slave Trade: Daphne's rescue mission

During the late 1860s HMS Daphne cruised the east coast of Africa hunting slave traders. This is her story. The script and sources can be found on our website
Aug 18

The Arab Slave Trade: the Diplomat and the Devil

The story of the British consul to Zanzibar, and the time that the Royal Navy defeated pirates attacking Zanzibar. An annotated script along with all of the sources can be found on the bluejackets website
Aug 4

The Arab Slave Trade: Drawing the Line

The history of the Arab slave trade up to the treaties that created the Moresby Line to limit the Indian Ocean slave trade by preventing the importation of slaves to British controlled areas of India from land ruled by Omani Arabs in East Africa. An annotated script for this talk on the beginning of the Royal Navy's fight against the Arab Slave Trade along with all of the sources can be found on our website.
Jul 8

Anglo-Zanzibar War : The Shortest War In History

The Anglo-Zanzibar was so short that the civilians who sought shelter on Royal Navy ships were able to return home in time for lunch. This is how it happened.

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Maritime history from the fall of Napoleon to the rise of the Soviet Union about ten minutes, by the Bluejackets Reenactment Society

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the Bluejackets Reenactment Society
Years Active

2024 - 2026
Episodes

5
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Clean
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