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'''Simon Harley''' is a twenty-five year old law student, and researcher of the Royal Navy in the [[Dreadnought Era]].
[[File:Confing.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The editor presenting a paper based on [[A Direct Train of Cordite]] at the British Commission for Maritime History's New Researchers' Conference, 2013.]]
My name is '''Simon Harley''' and I am a thirty-eight year old researcher of the Royal Navy in the [[Dreadnought Era]].


He currently lives on the North West coast of England.  His first article, on [[Arthur James Balfour, First Earl of Balfour|Balfour]] at the [[Admiralty]], is in preparation for publication.  A biography of Lord Jellicoe is also in the works.  His chief interest is the Flag List of the Royal Navy, and his contributions to this website in large part reflect that interest.
I currently live on the North-West coast of England.  For the past 16 years I've been accumulating material on the [[Royal Navy Flag Officers of the Great War]], which will eventually form the basis of a multi-volume history of the Royal Navy, from Lord Fisher's going to sea up to the Treaty of Versailles.  By providing a background to these Flag Officers' services from 1854 to 1914, their actions in the Great War will be put into their proper context.


'''Currently reading:—'''
During the COVID-19 pandemic, and the consequent closure of archives, I started a new project on cordite handling at the Battle of Jutland which has (as of March 2024) matured into a 600 page work on the subject.


*Grimes, Shawn T. ''War Planning and Strategic Development in the Royal Navy, 1887-1918''.  Doctoral thesis.  King's College, London.
If you have any questions or material relating to the subjects of this website, please [http://dreadnoughtproject.org/contact.php get in touch] or email me at simon AT-SIGN dreadnoughtproject.org.  I would be especially happy to hear from descendants of naval officers who served in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
*Parkinson, Roger A. H.  ''The Origins of the Naval Defence Act of 1889 and the New Navalism of the 1890s''.  Doctoral thesis.  University of Exeter.


'''A list of books in my possession, periodically updated, on Wikipedia:—'''
My personal website and blog can be found at [http://www.simonharley.com http://www.simonharley.com].


*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Simon_Harley/Library Library.]
Elected an Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2024.


'''Things to look at:—'''
One of the first recipients of the [https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/news/news-and-events/the-first-colin-bell-award-winners-announced/ Colin Bell Award from Churchill College, Cambridge.]


*[https://sites.google.com/site/feargoddreadnought/ A critical look at an undergraduate thesis.]
Invited to present a paper at the 2017 McMullen Naval History Symposium at the United States Naval Academy.


Speaker at the 2013 New Researchers in Maritime History Conference hosted by the British Commission for Maritime History.


===Research Materials===
Author of:
A list of the archival documents I have or desire to support my work on TFS can be found [[Tone's_Fighting_Ships:Archival_Sources|here]].  If you are making a pilgrimage to any libraries and have questions or can render assistance, I would appreciate if you contacted me.
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===Command Papers===
*[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00253359.2016.1167397 "'It's a Case of All or None': 'Jacky' Fisher's Advice to Winston Churchill, 1911"]. ''The Mariner's Mirror''. '''102''' (2): 174–190. doi:10.1080/00253359.2016.1167397.
*''Report of the Committee Appointed by the Admiralty to Inquire into the System of Training Naval Cadets on Board H.M.S. Britannia, Together with the Minutes of Evidence and Appendix, and a Summary of the Evidence''. C. 1154 (1875).
 
*''Regulations Respecting Naval Cadets''. C. 2780 (1881).
*[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00253359.2016.1202488 "'A Distinct Point in Modern Naval Tactics'"]. ''The Mariner's Mirror''. '''102''' (3): 325–330. doi:10.1080/00253359.2016.1202488.
*''Memorandum Dealing with the Entry, Training, and Employment of Officers and Men of the Royal Navy and of the Royal Marines''.  Cd. 1385 (1902).
 
*''Selection of Candidates for Nomination as Naval Cadets. Reports of Members of the Interview Committees''. Cd. 1962 (1904).  
*[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00253359.2016.1240978 "Vice-Admiral Bethell's Third Fleet Battle Orders, about 1914"]. ''The Mariner's Mirror''. '''102''' (4): 442–443. doi:10.1080/00253359.2016.1240978.
*''Results of Prize Firing in H.M. Fleet, 1903''. Cd. 1995.
 
*''Result of Gunlayers' Competition in His Majesty's Fleet, 1904''. Cd. 2511.
*[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00253359.2017.1304709 "The Promotion of David Beatty to Rear-Admiral"]. ''The Mariner's Mirror''. '''103''' (2): 213–216. doi:10.1080/00253359.2017.1304709.
*''Result of Test of Gunlayers with Heavy Guns in His Majesty's Fleet, 1905''. Cd. 2703.
 
*''Result of Battle Practice in His Majesty's Fleet, 1905''. Cd. 2704.
*[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00253359.2017.1348040 "War Course Attendance at Greenwich from 1900 to 1904"]. ''The Mariner's Mirror''. '''103''' (4): 471–474. doi:10.1080/00253359.2017.1348040.
*''A Statement of Admiralty Policy''. Cd. 2791 (1906).
 
*''Reports of Departmental Committees Appointed to Consider Certain Questions Concerning the Extension of the New Scheme of Training for Officers of the Navy, &c.''. Cd. 2841 (1906).  
===Links===
*''Result of Test of Gunlayers with Heavy Guns in His Majesty's Fleet, 1906''.  Cd. 3276.
''Not updated in a long, long time!''
*''Result of Battle Practice in His Majesty's Fleet, 1906''. Cd. 3321.
 
*''Result of Test of Gunlayers with Heavy Guns in His Majesty's Fleet, 1907''. Cd. 3900.
*[[User:Simon Harley/Library|Library]] — A list of ''some'' of my books.  I'm always willing to share information or the books themselves on request.
*''Result of Battle Practice in His Majesty's Fleet, 1907''. Cd. 3943.
 
*''Result of Test of Gunlayers with Heavy Guns in His Majesty's Fleet, 1908''. Cd. 4480.
*[[User:Simon Harley/Archives|Archives]] — A list of ''some'' of the archival (i.e. primary) sources I have and need. If you can help acquire them, or are interested in the contents of some of them, please get in touch.
*''Result of Battle Practice in His Majesty's Fleet, 1908''. Cd. 4514.
 
*''Result of Test of Gunlayers with Heavy Guns in His Majesty's Fleet, 1909''. Cd. 5042.
*[[User:Simon Harley/Acknowledgements|Acknowledgements]] — Research like this requires a lot of time, luck, effort, and ''help''.
*''Result of Battle Practice in His Majesty's Fleet, 1909''. Cd. 5089.
 
*''Result of Test of Gunlayers with Heavy Guns in His Majesty's Fleet, 1910''. Cd. 5445.
===External Links===
*''Result of Battle Practice in His Majesty's Fleet, 1910''.  Cd. 5592.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Simon_Harley My Wikipedia user page.]
*''Result of Battle Practice in His Majesty's Fleet, 1911''.  Cd. 5957.
*[https://twitter.com/simonharley My 𝕏/Twitter page.]
*''Result of Test of Gunlayers with Heavy Guns in His Majesty's Fleet, 1911''. Cd. 5958.
 
*''Result of Test of Gunlayers with Heavy Guns in His Majesty's Fleet, 1902''.  Cd. 6758.
==Works in Progress==
*''Result of Battle Practice in His Majesty's Fleet, 1912''. Cd. 6765.
Far too many to list.
*''Result of Battle Practice in His Majesty's Fleet, 1913''. Cd. 7366.
 
*''Result of Test of Gunlayers with Heavy Guns and Light Q.F. Guns in His Majesty's Fleet, 1913''.  Cd. 7387.
''Review copies of new publications are always welcome.''
*''Correspondence Regarding the Naval and Military Assistance Afforded to His Majesty's Government by His Majesty's Oversea Dominions''.  Cd. 7607 (1914).  
*''Result of Test of Gunlayers with Heavy Guns and Light Q.F. Guns in His Majesty's Fleet, 1914''.  Cd. 7919.
[[User:Simon Harley/Templates]]

Latest revision as of 07:29, 1 September 2024

The editor presenting a paper based on A Direct Train of Cordite at the British Commission for Maritime History's New Researchers' Conference, 2013.

My name is Simon Harley and I am a thirty-eight year old researcher of the Royal Navy in the Dreadnought Era.

I currently live on the North-West coast of England. For the past 16 years I've been accumulating material on the Royal Navy Flag Officers of the Great War, which will eventually form the basis of a multi-volume history of the Royal Navy, from Lord Fisher's going to sea up to the Treaty of Versailles. By providing a background to these Flag Officers' services from 1854 to 1914, their actions in the Great War will be put into their proper context.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, and the consequent closure of archives, I started a new project on cordite handling at the Battle of Jutland which has (as of March 2024) matured into a 600 page work on the subject.

If you have any questions or material relating to the subjects of this website, please get in touch or email me at simon AT-SIGN dreadnoughtproject.org. I would be especially happy to hear from descendants of naval officers who served in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

My personal website and blog can be found at http://www.simonharley.com.

Elected an Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2024.

One of the first recipients of the Colin Bell Award from Churchill College, Cambridge.

Invited to present a paper at the 2017 McMullen Naval History Symposium at the United States Naval Academy.

Speaker at the 2013 New Researchers in Maritime History Conference hosted by the British Commission for Maritime History.

Author of:

Links

Not updated in a long, long time!

  • Library — A list of some of my books. I'm always willing to share information or the books themselves on request.
  • Archives — A list of some of the archival (i.e. primary) sources I have and need. If you can help acquire them, or are interested in the contents of some of them, please get in touch.
  • Acknowledgements — Research like this requires a lot of time, luck, effort, and help.

External Links

Works in Progress

Far too many to list.

Review copies of new publications are always welcome.

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