Nelson and the nepo-babies: in defence of patronage at work
In the Napoleonic Wars, Britain had a secret weapon. It wasn’t a new sort of ship or a better gun or different training regime. Britain did have those things. Her men were more disciplined, more ...
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The 51st State That Never Was: Why the United States Didn’t Annex Canada
Why didn’t the United States annex Canada during earlier historical periods? In short, because it didn’t want to. President ...
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The day Norfolk's Horatio Nelson became a national hero
By early 1797, 38-year-old, Norfolk born Horatio Nelson had been in the Royal Navy for over 26 years. Within the Navy his reputation for dash and bravery was well established, although, to the general ...
How the Battle of Cape St Vincent saw Horatio Nelson's elevation to the public eye
At about 1:30 p.m., Culloden and other ships, including Captain Cuthbert Collingwood (another destined to join the ‘Band of Brothers’) in HMS Excellent, were gradually overhauling the Spanish rear and ...