Sailors and Society in Georgian England
“Sailors and Society in Georgian England : The Home of Lord Nelson, Jane Austen & Jack Aubrey” – It sounds a bit like someone’s history thesis but in fact is a ten day luxury tour organized and...
View ArticleTimbers from Jane Austen’s Brother’s Ship, HMS Namur, Found under Floorboards...
I am very fond of William Faulkner’s maxim, “The past isn’t dead. It isn’t even past.” What brought this to mind was recent news from the Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent. Back in 1995, parts of a...
View ArticleNew Chatham “Command of the Oceans” Exhibit Features Timbers From HMS Namur
Timbers from HMS Namur On Thursday, the Chatham Historic Dockyard opened its new exhibit “Command of the Oceans” to the public. The centerpiece of the display are timbers from the 90-gun second-rate...
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