In 1583, Humphrey Gilbert left on a second venture to the New World with five ships: the Delight, the Bark Raleigh, the Golden Hind, the Squirrel, and the Swallow. In his work entitled Divers ...

Historian Jerry Brotton explores how Britain's maritime heritage has shaped us, even now the sailing ships have gone. Show more The Mary Rose, The Mayflower, The Cutty Sark, The Golden Hind ...