History All years: Core modules: Representing the past in film; and thinking about the past; plus options. Maritime history All years: Core modules: The sinews of empire: British maritime labour in the 19th century; sea change: Britain's maritime interests since 1890; piracy, privateering and the Atlantic economy c.1560-1856; ship-owning and seafaring: the case of hull, c.1800-1914; exploiting the sea: maritime history, 500-1500; the age of discovery; Britain and the slave trade.