Charles Christopher Lloyd (born in India, 2 September 1906 – died 31 March 1986) was a British naval historian, who served as Professor of History at the

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, 1962–1966.

Early life and education

The son of E. S. Lloyd CSI, Christopher Lloyd was educated at Marlborough College and Lincoln College, Oxford. In 1938, he married Katherine Brenda Sturge, with whom he had one son and one daughter.

Academic career

In 1930, Lloyd received his first academic appointment at

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, Canada and remained there until 1934, when he was appointed to the

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. In 1945, he was appointed lecturer at the

, where he rose to be Professor of History from 1962 until his retirement in 1967. He served as editor of The ''

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'', the Journal of the

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from 1970-1979.

Published works

* ''

Fanny Burney Frances Burney (13 June 1752 – 6 January 1840), also known as Fanny Burney and later Madame d'Arblay, was an English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright. In 1786–1790 she held the post as "Keeper of the Robes" to Charlotte of Mecklen ...

''. London: Longmans, Green, 1936. * '' Captain Marryat and the Old Navy''. London; New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1939. * ''A Short History of the Royal Navy 1805 to 1918''. Methuen & Co. Ltd. London 1942. * ''The Englishman and the Sea, an Anthology'', edited by Christopher Lloyd. London: Allen & Unwin,

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* ''Pacific Horizons: the Exploration of the Pacific before Captain Cook''. London: G. Allen and Unwin Ltd.,

* '' Lord Cochrane: Seaman - Radical - Liberator''. London: Longmans, Green, 1947. * ''The Diary of

'', selected and edited by Christopher Lloyd. London: R. Ingram,

948 Year 948 ( CMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Arab–Byzantine War: Hamdanid forces under Sayf al-Dawla raid into Asia Minor ...

* ''The Greville Memoirs,'' selected and edited by Christopher Lloyd. London: R. Ingram,

* ''The Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World''; selected from his Journals and edited by Christopher Lloyd. London: Cresset Press, 1949. * ''The Navy and the

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: the Suppression of the African Slave Trade in the Nineteenth Century''. London; New York: Longmans, Green,

949 Year 949 ( CMXLIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Arab-Byzantine War: Hamdanid forces under Sayf al-Dawla raid into the theme of Ly ...

London, Cass, 1968. * ''

Captain Cook James Cook (7 November 1728 Old Style date: 27 October – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and ...

''. London: Faber and Faber,

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* ''The Naval Miscellany'', vol 4. Publications of the Navy Records Society; v. 63. London: Printed for the

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, 1952. * ''The Nation and the Navy; a History of Naval Life and Policy''. London: Cresset Press, 1954. * ''The Keith Papers: Selected from the Papers of Admiral Viscount Keith'', edited by W. G. Perrin and Christopher Lloyd. ondon Printed for the

, 1927-1955. Lloyd edited v. 2. 796-1802and v. 3. 1803-1815 (1955). * ''

Sir Francis Drake Sir Francis Drake ( – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer, sea captain, privateer, slave trader, naval officer, and politician. Drake is best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580 ( ...

''. London: Faber and Faber, 957 1979. * ''A Memoir of

James Trevenen James Trevenen (1 January 1760 – 9 August 1790) was an officer in the Royal Navy and the Imperial Russian Navy. Born in Cornwall "of a very respectable family", he was educated at the Royal Naval Academy at Portsmouth and went to sea in 1776 a ...

'', edited by Christopher Lloyd and R.C. Anderson. ondon: Navy Records Society, 1959. * ''The Capture of

''. London: Batsford,

959 Year 959 ( CMLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * April - May – The Byzantines refuse to pay the yearly tribute. A Hungari ...

* ''The Brethren of the Coast: the British and French

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in the South Seas'', by P. K. Kemp and Christopher Lloyd. London: Heinemann,

960 Year 960 ( CMLX) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Summer – Siege of Chandax: A Byzantine fleet with an expeditionary force (co ...

* ''Ships & Seamen, from the Vikings to the Present Day: a History in Text and Pictures'', by Christopher Lloyd in collaboration with J. Douglas-Henry. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1961. * ''Lives of the Most Notorious Pirates''; by Charles Johnson, edited with an introduction by Christopher Lloyd from the text of Arthur L. Hayward. London: The Folio Society, 1962. * '' St. Vincent & Camperdown''. London: B.T. Batsford,

963 Year 963 ( CMLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * March 15 – Emperor Romanos II dies at age 25, probably of poison admini ...

* ''Medicine and the Navy, 1200-1900'' by J. J. Keevil. Edinburgh; London : E. & S. Livingstone, 1957-63. Vols. 3-4 by C. Lloyd and J. L. S. Coulter. * ''The Health of Seamen: Selections from the Works of Dr.

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, Sir

Gilbert Blane Sir Gilbert Blane of Blanefield, 1st Baronet FRSE FRS MRCP (29 August 174926 June 1834) was a Scottish physician who instituted health reform in the Royal Navy. He saw action against both the French and Spanish fleets, and later served as a C ...

and Dr. Thomas Trotter'', edited by Christopher Lloyd. London: Navy Records Society, 1965. * ''

William Dampier William Dampier (baptised 5 September 1651; died March 1715) was an English explorer, pirate, privateer, navigator, and naturalist who became the first Englishman to explore parts of what is today Australia, and the first person to circumnav ...

''. London: Faber, 1966. * ''Pepys and his Seamen": Samuel Pepys commemoration 31 May 1967: in the Parish Church of St. Olave, Hart Street, City of London.'' 1967. * ''The British Seaman 1200-1860: a Social Survey''. London: Collins, 1968 * ''Greenwich: Palace, Hospital, College'', written by Christopher C. Lloyd; revised by

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. London: Royal Naval College, 1969. * ''Mr. Barrow of the Admiralty: a Life of

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, 1764-1848''. London: Collins, 1970. * ''Sea Fights Under Sail''. London: Collins, 1970. * ''

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''. London: English Universities Press, 1973. * '' The Nile Campaign:

and

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''. Newton Abbot: David and Charles; New York: Barnes and Noble, 1973. * ''The Search for the

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Sources

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