1. Samuel McLean
5571 Spangler Drive samuel.mclean@britishnavalhistory.com
Mississauga,ON (647) 542-7277
L5R 3M5
Academic Qualifications
Jan 2012 – Present MPhil/PhD Candidate
Department of War Studies, King's College London
Doctoral Thesis: “The Westminster Model Navy: The Royal Navy's
Creation and Development, 1660-1749”
Primary Supervisor: Dr Alan James
Currently finishing corrections
Sept 2009 – August 2010 Masterof Arts (History)
Department of History, Wilfrid Laurier University
MA MRP: “Blood and Thunder: Sir Geoffrey Callender and Royal
Navy Officer Historical Education Prior to the Second World War”
Primary Supervisor: Professor Roger Sarty
Sept 2004 – April 2009 Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
University of Guelph
Awards
May 2011 Gerry Panting Award for Young Scholars
Canadian Nautical Research Society
July 2010 Gerry Panting Award for Young Scholars
Canadian Nautical Research Society
Professional Profile
Well developed teaching skills, honed by experience as a Graduate
Teaching Assistant both in Canada, and the UK
Am particularly comfortable teaching in an interdisciplinary or
multidisciplinary environment
Experienced user of Turnitin.com for marking purposes
Dedicated to providing the support individual students require to
flourish
Teaching Experience
Sept 2013 – April 2014 Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of War Studies, King's College London
'The Conduct of War' (1st Year Course)
'Seapower, Shaping of the Modern World' (2nd Year Course)
Was responsible for leading seminars of 20+ students
With other TAs and Course Convenor, devised discussion topics
Organized presentation schedules
Provided formative and substantive assessment for essays
Provided feedback for students on written work
Conducted office hours
2. Provided lecture for 'The Conduct of War' on Maritime Warfare in
the medieval and early modern periods.
Sept 2009 – April 2010 Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of History, Wilfrid Laurire University
HI 108 'Europe In the Age of Imperialism, 1870-1918'
HI 109 'Twentieth Century Europe, 1918-1991'
Was responsible for teaching seminars of 20+ students
Provided environment for students to engage with each other as
well as the required readings and lectures
Organized seminar schedule including presentations
Provided substantive assessment for writing assignments and
exams.
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
(Forthcoming) “The Origins and Significance of Gerald S. Graham’s “Convoy
Diary, 1942” and Gerald S. Graham’s Manuscript Diary of His
Voyage in HMS Harvester, 1942”
Northern Mariner, Vol XXVI, No.2 (April, 2016)
Book Reviews
“Tirpitz: The Life And Death Of Germany's Last Super Battleship”
British Journal for Military History, Vol I, No. 2 (2015)
“Elaine Murphy, Ireland And The War At Sea 1641-1653”
History Journal, Volume 99, Issue 334 (January 2014), pp140–141
“Robert Passfield, Phip's Amphibious Assault on Canada – 1690”
Northern Mariner, Vol XXIII (2013), p195
“Rob Mundle, Bligh, Master Mariner”
Northern Mariner, Vol XXIII (2013), p194
“Janet MacDonald, Brian Vale, Nancy J. Pollock and Simon Werrett,
Fish and Ships! Food on the voyages of Captain Cook”
Northern Mariner, Vol XII (2012), p343
“John D. Grainger, Dictionary of British Naval Battles”
Northern Mariner, Vol XII (2012), p435
“Mark Lardas: American Light and Medium Frigates 1794-1836”
Northern Mariner, Vol XII (2012), p93
Essays
“Admiral Benbow's Letters”
Navy Records Online, February 2014
3. “Being Interdisciplinary”
Argonauta, Vol XXX, No. 4 (Autumn 2013) pp26-32
“Social Media: Opportunities for New Conversations“
Argonauta, Vol XXIX, No. 4 (Autumn 2012) pp9-18
Conference Presentations
“A Westminster Model Navy: The Royal Navy as a Constitutional
Space 1660-1749” The Canadian Nautical Research Society
Conference, Ottawa, June 2016
“Definition of the Royal Navy's Religious Identity 1660-1749”
Godly Governance c. 1500 – 1750, University of York, June 2014
Defining the Royal Navy Officer Profession 1660-1749: The Articles
of War” The Navy and Nation Conference, National Maritime
Museum, Greenwich, July 2013
“Politics and Education: Defining the Royal Naval Officer following
the Restoration”, Institute for Historical Research, March 2013
“Blood and Thunder: Naval Education and Royal Navy Officer Socio-
Professional Identity Prior to the Second World War”, Britain and the
Sea Conference, University of Plymouth, September 2012
“Naval Sail Training as Cultural Education”, Canadian Nautical
Research Society Conference, Ottawa, May 2011
“Blood and Thunder: Sir Geoffrey Callender and Royal Navy Officer
Historical Education Prior to the Second World War”, Canadian
Nautical Research Society Conference, Halifax, July 2010
Invited Lectures & Seminars
“The Westminster Model Navy”
Toronto Legal History Group, University of Toronto, February 2016
"Courts-Martial and the Creation of the Early-Modern Royal Navy"
Toronto Legal History Group, University of Toronto, October 2014
“Defining the Royal Navy: Creation and Development 1660-1749”
Centre for Maritime Historical Studies, University of Exeter,
Nov 2013
“Professionalization as Process: Definition of Royal Navy Officer
Ranks 1660 – 1749”, Alan Villiers Memorial Lecture
St Edmund Hall, Oxford, Nov 2013
“From the Same Source: The English Army and Royal Navy after the
4. Restoration”, National Army Museum, London, Sept 2013
Digital & Public Outreach
The Academic Podcast
March 21, 2016 “Interview with Professor Alan James”
December 1, 2015 “Temporality and Dividing History”
With Sara Farhan
November 23, 2015 “What is History”
with Sara Farhan
BritishNavalHistory.com Podcasts
June 2014 “Commemoration and Celebration in History”
with Dr Joshua Newton and Dr Marcus Faulker
May 2014 “Writing History”
with Dr Ross English, King's College London
April 2014 “Interview with Dr Alan James, King's College London”
March 2014 “Archives”
with Stuart Blair (Caird Library, National Maritime Museum)
December 2013 “Complexity: A Podcast”
with Dr James Davey and Dr Katie Parker
Academic Societies & Service
October 2014- Present Councillor
Canadian Nautical Research Society
Member of the team responsible for developing the Society's new
website, as well as social media program
Have attended council meetings
Have organized a series of book reviews for Northern Mariner
August 2013 – Present Social Media Editor
BritishNavalHistory.com
Responsible for creating, sourcing and editing content for the
website, including articles, blogs, announcements and podcasts
Also responsible for outreach through Twitter and Facebook
Responsible for recruiting new team members
Created the Alan Villiers Memorial Lecture Postgrad Essay
Contest
Have actively promoted other societies, conferences, events and
academics
5. September 2012 – Present Social Media Advisor
Naval Records Society
Assisted with the creation and promotion of 'Navy Records
Online'
Other Employment Experience
Sept 2014 – Present Salesclerk
Nautical Mind Bookstore
October 2012-May 2014 Student Fundraiser
King's College London
