Dr Helen Doe
maritime historian, author and lecturerHelen Doe is a maritime historian, author and lecturer. She specialises in maritime business history, which has produced some fascinating stories of every type of business including smuggling.
Her particular interests and expertise include:
- women shipbuilders and shipowners
- smuggling in Cornwall
- maritime insurance clubs
- the maritime history of Fowey
- navy wives and widows
Helen has published widely on maritime history. Her books include:
- An Introduction to Cornish Maritime History
- Jane Slade of Polruan: The inspiration for Daphne du Maurier's first novel
- Enterprising Women and Shipping in the Nineteenth Century
- From Coastal Sail to Global Shipping: A History of the Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association, 1909 to 2009
Helen is finishing a short history of Fowey for Tor Mark Press. She is one of three editors on a major publication The Maritime History of Cornwall for the University of Exeter Press, which involves many well known international scholars and ranges from the mediaeval period to the twentieth century.
A popular speaker, Helen has spoken at several literary festivals, has appeared on television and been heard on Radio 4. She has advised on TV programmes including most recently a BBC programme on wrecking. See a list of her recent talks