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King of the deck : sartorial extremism of Hull’s distant-water trawlermen, 1950-1980 (2021)
Thesis
Day, C. L. (2021). King of the deck : sartorial extremism of Hull’s distant-water trawlermen, 1950-1980. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223486

During the third quarter of the twentieth century, Hull’s distant-water trawlermen pushed the boundaries of acceptable menswear with the collective creation of the ‘shore suit’, a highly distinctive off-duty uniform. Invariably flamboyant, shore suit... Read More about King of the deck : sartorial extremism of Hull’s distant-water trawlermen, 1950-1980.

The Port of Hull, 1945-2000 : change, adaptation and memory (2015)
Thesis
Ombler, A. D. (2015). The Port of Hull, 1945-2000 : change, adaptation and memory. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223568

In this study, which draws on a large body of archival and oral history material, I outline the economic shifts, technological development and political factors that impacted the British port system after 1945 and transformed its spaces, practices an... Read More about The Port of Hull, 1945-2000 : change, adaptation and memory.

British diplomatic engagement with North Africa : consular activity in Tripoli, 1795-1832 (2015)
Thesis
ElGaddari, S. M. (2015). British diplomatic engagement with North Africa : consular activity in Tripoli, 1795-1832. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224003

Firmly occupying the spatial and temporal space between the European and African worlds, the Regency of Tripoli found itself in an enviable position in 1795. With the accession of Yusuf Qaramanli, a new government busily rebuilt the country's defence... Read More about British diplomatic engagement with North Africa : consular activity in Tripoli, 1795-1832.

After the trawl : memory and afterlife in the wake of Hull's distant-water trawl fishery from 1976 (2015)
Thesis
Byrne, J. (2015). After the trawl : memory and afterlife in the wake of Hull's distant-water trawl fishery from 1976. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218622

From the late nineteenth century the city of Hull became synonymous with trawling. For almost a century its distant-water fishery developed as a strongly place-centered industry, concentrated in the western port district of Hessle Road. Here, amid... Read More about After the trawl : memory and afterlife in the wake of Hull's distant-water trawl fishery from 1976.

"We suffered in silence" : health and safety at Chatham Dockyard, 1945 to 1984 : evaluating the causes and management of occupational hazards, relating especially to asbestos, ionising radiation and masculinity (2013)
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Taaffe, E. (2013). "We suffered in silence" : health and safety at Chatham Dockyard, 1945 to 1984 : evaluating the causes and management of occupational hazards, relating especially to asbestos, ionising radiation and masculinity. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216359

This thesis is designed to enhance knowledge and understanding of a range of issues relating to the health and safety of the workforce at Chatham Dockyard from 1945 until its closure in 1984. During this period, the Chatham Dockyard workforce was pre... Read More about "We suffered in silence" : health and safety at Chatham Dockyard, 1945 to 1984 : evaluating the causes and management of occupational hazards, relating especially to asbestos, ionising radiation and masculinity.

The development of Shetland's pelagic fishing industry : 1945-2000 (2012)
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Gear, R. W. (2012). The development of Shetland's pelagic fishing industry : 1945-2000. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218194

This thesis is a case study in the transformation of a fishing industry on the North Atlantic fringe between 1945 and 2000. Fishing industries worldwide underwent fundamental and wide-ranging changes during this post-war period. For the fishing indus... Read More about The development of Shetland's pelagic fishing industry : 1945-2000.

'A sure defence against the foe '? : maritime predation & British commercial policy during the Spanish American Wars of Independence, 1810-1830 (2011)
Thesis
McCarthy, M. J. (2011). 'A sure defence against the foe '? : maritime predation & British commercial policy during the Spanish American Wars of Independence, 1810-1830. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211017

The following study investigates the British government’s response to maritime predation in the period 1810-1830 and evaluates the effectiveness of the measures implemented to protect British trade and shipping. A necessary prerequisite for this task... Read More about 'A sure defence against the foe '? : maritime predation & British commercial policy during the Spanish American Wars of Independence, 1810-1830.

Walking and talking : topographies of memory in Kingston-upon-Hull (2010)
Thesis
Roberts, T. (2010). Walking and talking : topographies of memory in Kingston-upon-Hull. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212896

This thesis explores the relationships between different memory narratives within the unglamorous, everyday spaces of the city, drawing upon ideas of memory as a fluid and dynamic process that is under constant negotiation. It is increasingly argued... Read More about Walking and talking : topographies of memory in Kingston-upon-Hull.

A sense of belonging : religion and identity in Yorkshire and Humber fishing communities, c.1815-1914. (2010)
Thesis
Friend, S. F. (2010). A sense of belonging : religion and identity in Yorkshire and Humber fishing communities, c.1815-1914. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209465

This thesis is concerned with the relationship between religion and identity in fishing communities with special emphasis being given to the three communities of Scarborough and Filey on the Yorkshire coast, and Grimsby on the Lincolnshire side of th... Read More about A sense of belonging : religion and identity in Yorkshire and Humber fishing communities, c.1815-1914..

Once upon the tide : the English coastal motor barge reaches its zenith (2007)
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Golding, J. C. (2007). Once upon the tide : the English coastal motor barge reaches its zenith. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217968

The English coastal motor barge (ECMB) was an estuarial vessel with a limited sea-going capacity. It represented a unique line of maritime evolution carrying the small initial capital cost, minimal manning, and low operating costs of the spritsail ba... Read More about Once upon the tide : the English coastal motor barge reaches its zenith.

Aliens en route : European transmigration through Britain, 1836-1914 (2006)
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Evans, N. J. (. J. (2006). Aliens en route : European transmigration through Britain, 1836-1914. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215132

This thesis discusses the agencies, transport systems, and infrastructure that enabled more than 3.15 million Europeans to emigrate to the United States, Canada, and South Africa through Britain between 1836 and 1914. Rather than travelling directly... Read More about Aliens en route : European transmigration through Britain, 1836-1914.

Apprenticed labour in the English fishing industry, 1850-1914 (2005)
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Wilcox, M. H. (2005). Apprenticed labour in the English fishing industry, 1850-1914. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216314

This thesis assesses the role of apprenticed labour in the growth and development of the English fishing industry between 1850 and 1914. Although apprenticeship is a well-known facet of the fisheries, writing on the subject has focused largely on the... Read More about Apprenticed labour in the English fishing industry, 1850-1914.

Aspects of Portuguese rule in the Arabian Gulf, 1521-1622 (2004)
Thesis
Salman, M. H. (2004). Aspects of Portuguese rule in the Arabian Gulf, 1521-1622. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212490

This study deals with Portuguese rule over the Arabian Gulf from 1521, after the occupation of Hormuz, Bahrain and Qatif, to 1622 when Portuguese power declined after the capture of Hormuz by an English-Persian alliance. The work is organised into... Read More about Aspects of Portuguese rule in the Arabian Gulf, 1521-1622.