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 The full name of my future article is " Pioneering the Atlantic Route: The Genoese Vessels Paving the Way to the North Sea."  This manuscript provides a detailed examination of the shift from overland trade to the North Atlantic maritime route, highlighting the agency of Genoese entrepreneurs and the technological evolution of the Mediterranean Cog. While preparing this account, I received unexpected aid from two sources.  Academia introduced an option called CiteRight, which marked my controversial claims and suggested a closer look on additional literature. This advice helped me rewrite my essay in a more nuanced way. Additionally, I submitted my updated opus for consideration by Jenni.AI, a new reference site for researchers, and received volumes of friendly critique. It is very important for me to study new suggestions before re-editing my article, though I don't accept some of their suggestions at face value. The first issue is the sunset of the Champagne Fairs in t...

 As I extend my research, I begin to understand the scope of my task, which exceeds the size of a short article. I decided to divide my essay into working blocks.  The outline of the first block: 1. Uncorking the Atlantic route 2. The Venetian response a. Propulsion b. Speed 3. Safety and security a. General b. Safety c. Security The first topic focuses on the Genoese merchants' response to an unfriendly reception in France on their way to the Champagne Fairs and their search for an alternative route, which led them to Bruges. Initially run by light galleys, the Flanders line soon switched to round ships. The shipbuilders designed a new type, the three-masted Mediterranean cog, which combined the construction traditions of North and South Europe, to transport bulky commodities.  The Venetians responded to the launch of a new route by designing a great galley, a hybrid craft that could serve both as a warship and a cargo vessel. The boat could sail in all seasons but could...

Henri Sbonski de Passebon , 1690. A c olorised engraving of a French galley from the early 17th century I have not posted any updates since the first stage of the new research has been, as always, dull and unimaginative, focusing on learning basic facts.  However, a few days ago, I moved to a new stage, where I develop data and find evidence. I have even written the outline of the future article, though it may change a lot.  Anyway, I have started asking research questions and supplying the answers.  What made a great galley a specialized vessel? What were the dimensions and cargo capacity of a great galley in the sixteenth century? What do we know about the safety and security of the great galleys? My sources are: Lionel Casson, Merchant Galleys. In Robert Gardiner, The Age of the Galley. (Edison: Chartwell Books Inc., 2000)   Renard Gluzman, Wrecked, Captured or Destroyed: The Challenge to Ensure Adequate Protection at Sea in the Sixteenth Century. In:...

 Hello, my readers and listeners!    First, thank you for reading this blog. I have never dreamed of reaching almost 36 K viewers. Your silent support encourages me to continue my research. It still focuses on the seafaring of galleys in medieval Mediterranean, though it might be the last chapter in this section.    I am currently developing the Venetian maritime trade archive, with the emphasis on the Galleys of Flanders. I guess the future article will cover the Florentine galleys as well. Also, in addition to Flanders, I will present English destinations. I may show the differences in Venetian, Florentine, and Genoese seafaring along the Atlantic line.    I want to elaborate on the final voyages and explain how and why the galley service became a burden for maritime republics. Additionally, I will comment on the pirate activities in the Atlantic, especially in the fifteenth century. I will use English, French, and Italian sources to create a more nu...

 After uploading my latest article,  https://www.academia.edu/145269678/The_War_of_Chioggia I seem to have reached my full potential, with 16K views. To move forward, I need to conduct new studies. I will devote the first of them to the galleys of Flanders, i.e., Venetian and Florentine merchant ships, which set sail from Venice or Porto Pisano to Sluys and London. I have collected a lot of material in the first file, and now I will process the data to see what is missing. I will cover the crisis in the Italian merchant marine in the late fifteenth century, the change in terminals, and the shift in customers' attitudes. However, it is too early to outline the future article. I have to understand the facts and opinions that I have found.  I will also translate one of my previous articles for a new Zoom lecture for Russian-speaking listeners.  https://www.academia.edu/130330389/The_Battle_of_Meloria_August_6_1284_

 I am happy to present my new article: https://www.academia.edu/145269678/The_War_of_Chioggia This is my last contribution to the issue of the tactics of naval warfare in the medieval Mediterrranean.  You can view previous seven articles on my page in Academia: https://www.academia.edu/122683998/The_Battle_of_Ad_Decimum https://www.academia.edu/124564608/The_Umayyad_Siege_of_Constantinople_717_718_ https://www.academia.edu/125356518/The_Battle_of_the_Gulf_of_Corinth https://www.academia.edu/126933976/The_Siege_of_Chandax_The_Byzantine_Recovery_of_Crete_960_961 https://www.academia.edu/127661416/The_Fall_of_New_Rome_Part_1 https://www.academia.edu/128273374/The_Fall_of_New_Rome_Part_2_The_Sack_of_Zara https://www.academia.edu/129233488/The_Fall_of_New_Rome_Part_3_From_Zero_to_Hero_and_Otherwise https://www.academia.edu/130330389/The_Battle_of_Meloria_August_6_1284_ https://www.academia.edu/130330389/The_Battle_of_Meloria_August_6_1284_ The last article in the cycle, "The Intric...