Molly Joyful’s List Of Useful Resources has been updated! Many new links for you, on all aspects of life in the 18th century, with focus on life at sea and British history and daily life ( Read more... )

Something I'm sorely tempted to do this morning following an incident we won't go into, but which involved deliberately making holes in someone else's lunchbag water bottle...

Couldn't resist sharing  a Pacific island version of the Kraken.

'It is not an ordinary kwita [octopus] of exceptional size, but a special one, so gigantic that it would cover ( Read more... )

These are just a few sites related to the PotC time period. Actually, most of them are late 1700's to early 1800's, but they should still be useful.

Royal Navy 1700's-1800's

Kissing the Gunner's Daughter:United Kingdom - Naval Discipline for Boys
http://www.corpun.com/kiss1.htm

King's College's Royal Navy  History Page
It's mostly late 18th century to ( Read more... )

From Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea -

( On Port Royal )

Some links for your perursal:

Superstition at Sea - I didn't know having a banana on board was an omen of disaster. I hope Jack finished his before they left for the Pearl!

Nautical Notions - Swallows at sea are good luck; maybe that's why Jack has his tattoo.

Pirates and Privateers - Mother Cary's chickens?

Mermaids

This poem was written in 1830, post-POTC era, and you've probably already seen it, but I thought I'd post it anyway ( Read more... )