The Age of Sail: everything you wanted to know
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History extra is a weekly podcast from v b c, the UK's best-selling history magazine. This week we're discussing the age of sale in maritime history. What does it mean to take the king's shilling? What was it like to fire a cannon in the heat of battle? And what does the phrase letting the cat out of the bag have to do with life at sea? The naval historian jamieson answers your questions on this highly romanticized period of maritime history.
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