Although Vasa was designed and built by an experienced Dutch shipbuilder, Henrik Hybertsson, she was larger than any vessel he had previously
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Few today can recall much about the Jacobites, other than Bonnie Prince Charlie, ‘the Young Chevalier’, and his noble defeat at Culloden
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A huge, mountainous, landlocked Central Asian state, Afghanistan has defied invaders for 2,500 years. Jules Stewart takes a look at the country’s
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Patrick Boniface recalls one of the most humiliating defeats in the history of Britain’s Royal Navy. To the people of Chatham the
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You would think that combining two deadly weapons to create a super-weapon would be a smart move for any warmonger. Some combination
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Between 1642 and 1645, London was the heart of a national revolution against absolutism. During the ‘December Days’ in late 1641, the political crisis
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Neil Faulkner rails against the neglect of historic battlefields and a warped view of British history. Visit the battlefield of Evesham and
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How did the Royal Navy deal with pirates in their 17th century heyday?
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British trade routes were plagued by pirates during the 19th century, but where were the most dangerous and densely-populated pirate havens?
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Grenadier companies were first formed in the British Army in 1678, and were not finally abolished until 1855. By the time of
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