Hull: Culture, History, Place

by David J. Starkey (Contributor), David Atkinson (Contributor), Briony McDonagh (Contributor)

From its earliest origins to the twenty-first-century present, Hull is a city that has been continually shaped by flows of people, commodities, ideas and trade. The result is a distinctive city with a longstanding, varied, proud and often remarkable history. Hull: Culture, History, Place is a celebration of this unique city's past and present. Telling the story of Hull from the earliest settlement on the muddy banks of the river, through civil war rebellion, maritime success and the trauma of World War II to post war resilience and recovery, this book shows how and why Hull has been a place of importance, significance and success throughout its history. The eleven chapters, twenty-five enlightening boxed entries and over 200 illustrations bring the city's history to light and life, exploring the people, places, trade, industry, ideas, creativity and vision that have formed the lived experience of this city for over eight hundred years.

400 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2017

About the author

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David J Starkey is a specialist in eighteenth and nineteenth-century British maritime history. His research focusses on shipping, seafaring, privateering, fisheries and marine environmental history. He works at the University of Hull where he is director of the Maritime Historical Studies Centre.

Starkey is co-president of the North Atlantic Fisheries History Association (NAFHA), chairman of the British Commission for Maritime History, and a member of the History of Marine Animal Populations (HMAP) programme.