Maritime history of the iberian union (1580–1640)
During the Iberian Union (1580 – 1640), Portugal and Spain temporarily unified their vast maritime empires, pooling fleets, territories a...
From east indiamen to opium clippers: how ships built empires
From the mighty East Indiamen that opened new trade routes to the swift opium clippers that fueled imperial ambition, ships were the engi...