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

BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD – COMBINATION WEAPONS

September 13, 2012
1 min read
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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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17th Century/Battle Maps/Early Modern/Feature

The Defence of London: AD 1642

August 15, 2012
1 min read

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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16th Century/17th Century/Early Modern/News

Opinion – Battlefields of neglect

June 15, 2012
2 mins read

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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17th Century/Early Modern

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

April 27, 2012
6 mins read
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How did the Royal Navy deal with pirates in their 17th century heyday?

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17th Century/Battle Maps/Early Modern

Pirates! – the Royal Navy’s trade routes

April 12, 2012
1 min read
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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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18th Century/Battle Maps/Early Modern/Feature

The Battle of Quebec, 13 September 1759

November 17, 2011
1 min read
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James Wolfes’ victory at Quebec gave the British dominion over North American. It was the victory of an army forced to adapt

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17th Century/Early Modern/Warriors

British Grenadiers – Soldier Profile

November 14, 2011
1 min read

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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18th Century/Battle Maps/Early Modern

The Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745

September 17, 2011
1 min read
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The War of the Austrian Succession found the British Army run down and neglected, its proud military traditions grown sclerotic. Yet in

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17th Century/Battle Maps/Early Modern

Battle of Steenkirk, 3 August 1692

June 16, 2011
1 min read
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The struggle for supremacy between Britain and France dominated the History of the British Army from 1688 to 1815. the struggle began

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17th Century/Battle Maps/Early Modern/Feature

Battle of Naseby, 14th June 1645

June 7, 2011
1 min read
3

Two years of amateur warfare had changed nothing.The English Civil War remained in the balance. Then, in February 1645, Parliament created the New

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