A history book charting the impact of the French Revolutionary Wars upon the Royal Navy during the late 18th century has been awarded a prestigious ...
Our emblematic tree is in short supply and in danger of running out – is the idea of homegrown hardwood sunk forever?
The Duchess of Sussex made one particular sartorial move in Canada which appeared to pay tribute to the late Princess of ...
Things changed when Royal Navy surgeon James Lind set out to see what could be used to treat scurvy, the scourge of sailors for thousands of years. But a new analysis of an 18th century study by ...
Flake out: This phrase comes from when a crew would ‘flake out’ an anchor chain (lay it out flat) on the deck to check the ...
FS Charles de Gaulle, the French Navy’s aircraft carrier and flagship ... comte de Lapérouse, a 18th-century French naval officer and explorer. “Our ability to conduct consistent bilateral ...
At the dawn of the 18th century, the United Kingdom did not exist ... who sought to impose absolutism on England. Strategically, the Royal Navy was forced to defend the Scottish coast without ...
Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.
John Woodall recommended the use of citrus fruits to combat the “lamentable disease” of scurvy – though this advice would not be widely adopted by the Royal Navy until the late 18th century.
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