David Childs

The Raising of Mary Rose

David Childs argues that Mary Rose, the Tudor battleship which was raised twenty-five years ago this month, represented the beginning of British naval greatness.

Published September 17 2007

Shock and Oar: Mary Rose and the Fear of the French Galleys

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the recovery of Henry VIII’s flagship Mary Rose from the seabed of the Solent. David Childs examines how her long career was influenced by the threat of French naval galleys and how these may have contributed to her loss.

Published March 21 2007

Great Harry’s Navy

David Childs reviews a publication on Tudor seapower.

Published December 13 2005

The Velvet Chancellors: A History of Post-War Germany

by Terence Prittie

Published April 1 1980

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Lords of the Northern Forest

The Hudson's Bay Company was one of the central forces moulding the development of the vast tracts of land that today are Canada - but as Barry Gough explains here, the circumstances of its launch in 1670 also reveal much about the commercial forces, personalities and rivalries of Restoration England.