The Sea, the Story, and the Science

In 1607, a devastating flood swept across the coasts of South Wales and South West England, submerging villages, destroying homes, and reshaping memory itself.

Was it a storm surge? A tidal catastrophe? Or something more akin to a tsunami?

In The Sea, the Story, and the Science, Darren Palmer explores the historical records, the scientific debates, and the human stories behind one of Britain’s most mysterious natural disasters.

Blending narrative history with careful analysis, this essay examines not only what happened, but how communities remembered it — and how memory shapes the way history is told.

A work of local British history grounded in evidence, curiosity, and reflection.