A few weeks ago I was invited to a blogging event. I couldn’t say no, partly because the…
I’ve mentioned it hundreds, maybe thousands, of times… but for those not in the know I…
HMS Captain capturing the San Nicolas and the San Josef – Source: http://bit.ly/2lcNLT0 By February 1797 the revolutionary war with…
On the 21st of October 1805, the British fleet, under Horatio Nelson’s command, met the combined…
On a sunny evening last week after work, I headed over to Portsmouth Historic…
The topic of today’s post? One of Britain’s most famous ships, the oldest commissioned ship in…
I grew up in South Somerset, with my grandparents living just across the border…
I seem to keep choosing topics that are far too big for one blog post. However,…
There are so many phrases used in everyday life, and we never stop to think…
If you were not aware of the fact that I am a massive Horatio Nelson geek by now, then I…