Attention, holiday hipsters. If Halloween, Christmas or Easter are just too mainstream for you, 21 October will see the UK celebrate one of its lesser-known holidays: Trafalgar Day, which commemorates ...
Trafalgar Day is an annual celebration of British victory over the French and Spanish fleets by the Royal Navy in the 19th Century. On 21 October 1805, Royal Navy Commander Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson ...
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What if Napoleon never invaded Russia?
What if Napoleon had defeated Britain at sea — and avoided the catastrophic invasion of Russia? This video explores a ...
THE heroism of an 11-year-old boy at the Battle of Trafalgar has emerged as his medal was sold at auction. William Pilch was on board the ship involved in some of the fiercest fighting during the 1805 ...
A Union flag which flew from the ship that led the British fleet into the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, the day of the victory and the death of Admiral Horatio Nelson, will be offered for ...
A giant cannon that is believed to have been fired at the Battle of Trafalgar is tipped to sell for £12,000. The two tonne weapon has been kept in the garden of a detached house by its history-buff ...
A rare sword presented to a naval captain for his heroics at the Battle of Trafalgar is being sold 219 years later and is expected to fetch up to £110,000. The exquisite bronze gilt sword was one of ...
The why, where, how and when of the Battle of the Trafalgar - and the man who made all the difference. The Battle of Trafalgar was to witness both the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte's plans to invade ...
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