Robin Rowland·Oct 5Pre-Order The Forgotten Beagle (Trafalgar Chronicle 11) | Robin’s WeirThe first HMS Beagle, an 18-gun Royal Navy sloop, was a scout ship. From the autumn of 1804 to the autumn of 1805, this HMS Beagle hunted…
Royan Hanung Anindito·Jun 24British Maritime History (Part III): Trade, the Royal Navy, and the Rise of the British EmpireDiscover how maritime trade, naval power, and overseas commerce transformed Britain into the world's leading global empire during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
InDay in HistorybyJohn Thomson·Jun 15Foraging Pig Provokes a WarHow a porker’s death set off an international incidentA response icon2A response icon2
Robin Rowland·Mar 29A Chase Under the Midnight Sun | Robin’s WeirHunting the Archangel convoy in 1813
DailyWithNisha·Feb 9Russian Attack Submarine Crippled by Serious Accident, Surfaces in the MediterraneanA silent, deadly predator of the deep, a cornerstone of Russian naval power, has been forced into a moment of extraordinary vulnerability…A response icon2A response icon2
Robin Rowland·Jan 26Capturing the slave ship Novo Fleciade | Robin’s WeirWARNING: The official report contains detailed and troubling description of the conditions on a slave ship and may be disturbing to some…
Rip Davenport·Jan 22Salt, Steel and the Men Who Inspired MeI didn’t join the Royal Navy because I had some grand plan. I joined at nineteen because I’d run out of options. School was a write‑off…
Paul Maddison·Dec 30, 2025I Am Proud to Be British, Not Because We Are Perfect, But Because We Choose People FirstBeing proud to be British is not about pretending we have no flaws. It is about understanding our history honestly, learning from it, and…
Steve Hickson·Nov 26, 2025The Monday Morning My Son Grew UpOne Monday morning at the end of September, I hauled a suitcase downstairs, wedged it into the boot and bundled my 19-year-old son, Seb…
The Man from Catalunya·Nov 18, 2025Horatio Nelson — A Life Begins at SeaThe early story of a twelve-year-old who chose the ocean
