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Back to the Drawing Board: Vasa

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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REVIEW – The King over the Water: a complete history of the Jacobites

Few today can recall much about the Jacobites, other than Bonnie Prince Charlie, ‘the Young Chevalier’, and his noble defeat at Culloden…

17th Century/Afghanistan/Ancient/Ancient warfare/Early Modern/Feature/Medieval

Afghanistan: graveyard of armies

A huge, mountainous, landlocked Central Asian state, Afghanistan has defied invaders for 2,500 years. Jules Stewart takes a look at the country’s…

17th Century/Early Modern/Feature

The Royal Navy’s Darkest Day: Medway 1667

Patrick Boniface recalls one of the most humiliating defeats in the history of Britain’s Royal Navy. To the people of Chatham the…

17th Century/Back to the Drawing Board/Early Modern

BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD – COMBINATION WEAPONS

You would think that combining two deadly weapons to create a super-weapon would be a smart move for any warmonger. Some combination…

17th Century/Battle Maps/Early Modern/Feature

The Defence of London: AD 1642

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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Opinion – Battlefields of neglect

Neil Faulkner rails against the neglect of historic battlefields and a warped view of British history. Visit the battlefield of Evesham and…

17th Century/Early Modern

Pirates: the Royal Navy and the suppression of maritime raiding 1620-1830

How did the Royal Navy deal with pirates in their 17th century heyday?…

17th Century/Battle Maps/Early Modern

Pirates! – the Royal Navy’s trade routes

British trade routes were plagued by pirates during the 19th century, but where were the most dangerous and densely-populated pirate havens?…

17th Century/Early Modern/Warriors

British Grenadiers – Soldier Profile

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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