The Historical Association: An unexpected window on English maritime history: the Spanish Inquisition archives
Create a free account to applyExplore Spanish Inquisition records documenting more than 400 English men and a few women who came into contact with the Inquisition, including merchants, sailors and prisoners of war. Dr Teresa Tinsley uses their testimonies to reveal how maritime encounters with Spain shaped lives in England.
This lecture explores a little-known source for understanding English maritime history in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Dr Teresa Tinsley draws on Spanish Inquisition archives to examine the experiences of more than 400 English men and a few women who came into contact with the Inquisition, many of them through maritime encounters with Spain.
The talk focuses especially on merchants, sailors and prisoners of war, with many of the individuals connected to the West Country. By using their records and testimonies, the lecture offers a fresh perspective on religious and political tensions in the period, while also opening up a wider discussion of how maritime contact shaped lives and identities in early modern England.
Dr Teresa Tinsley, Research Fellow, University of Exeter
4 May 2027, 19:00
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Free for national and local members of the Historical Association and for Plymouth University students. Visitors £6.00; concessions £4.00.
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