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
Helen's latest book, Enterprising Women and Shipping in the Nineteenth Century, is to be published by Boydell & Brewer in October 2009.
She is now completing a book on the history of a major shipping insurance business and also finishing a short history of Fowey. She is one of three editors on a major publication The Maritime History of Cornwall, 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