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Lieutenant Robert Pigot on the St. Mary’s River
Having finished another Alan Lewrie adventure, it is time to take a quick look at the historical incidents that were form a backdrop for the novel. How effective was French privateering operations aga… more →
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'A Sea of Troubles' Paperback now available for order - Historic Naval Fiction
wrote 2 days ago: The Paperback version of A Sea of Troubles by David Donachie is now available for pre-order worldwid … more →
A new trilogy from Joan Druett - Historic Naval Fiction
wrote 1 week ago: What could be better news than a new book from award winning maritime historian and novelist Joan Dr … more →
Lone Star Rising: T.S. Wasp and the Heart of Texas (PB/K) - Historic Naval Fiction
wrote 1 week ago: Jason Vail recently released a new novel in his alternate US history series, Lone Star Rising: T.S. … more →
Female Tars: Women Aboard Ship in the Age of Sail, by Suzanne J. Stark
wrote 1 week ago: (Naval Institute Press, 1996) The subject of women at sea is one of the areas of the Age of Sail tha … more →
The Fortune of War, by Patrick O'Brian
wrote 2 weeks ago: (Collins Publishers, 1979; edition read: HarperCollins, 2003) This post contains spoilers. They … more →
The Spanish Armada (HC/K) - Historic Naval Fiction
wrote 3 weeks ago: A new book by Robert Hutchinson, The Spanish Armada, was released last month in hardcover and for Ki … more →
Horatio Nelson got a Make-Over
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wrote 3 weeks ago: After the finding-royals-under-the-car-park fad, we now have the give-history-a-make-over craze. His … more →
Mutiny on the Bounty, by John Boyne
wrote 3 weeks ago: (Doubleday, 2008; edition reviewed: Black Swan, 2009) Warning: This post contains spoilers. Also, du … more →
The Carrack
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Victoria sailing ship A carrack (or nau in Portuguese) is a three- or four-masted sailing ship deve … more →
Caribbee (HC) - Historic Naval Fiction
wrote 4 weeks ago: The latest novel in Julian Stockwin’s Kydd series is now available for pre-order in hardcover, … more →
The Collingwood Society: Collingwood the Gunner - a Talk by Andrew Griffith
wrote 1 month ago: And once again the Collingwood Society brings you educational entertainment of the most stellar kind … more →
The King's Chameleon (HC) - Historic Naval Fiction
wrote 1 month ago: The latest novel in Richard Woodman’s Kit Faulkner series, The King’s Chameleon, is now … more →
Desolation Island, by Patrick O'Brian
wrote 1 month ago: (Collins Publishers, 1978; HarperCollins 2003 edition) Finished it tonight, making me officially a q … more →
The French Wars
wrote 1 month ago: “The French Wars” By Rudyard Kipling. The boats of Newhaven and Folkestone and Dover To … more →
The French Wars
wrote 1 month ago: “The French Wars” The boats of Newhaven and Folkestone and Dover To Dieppe and Boulogne … more →
Gallery of Fashion - Lady's 18th Century Fashion Guide
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wrote 1 month ago: After a lengthy drought in all things 18th century, the Antiques Roadshow finally featured something … more →
Release the Hounds, Collingwoodites: Thieves Steal a Lock of Admiral Collingwood's Hair (and more!)
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wrote 1 month ago: Ladies and gentlemen, your help is urgently needed: The Lord Mayor of Newcastle’s Mansion in Fernwoo … more →
Release the Hounds, Collingwoodites: Thieves Steal a Lock of Admiral Collingwood's Hair
wrote 1 month ago: Ladies and gentlemen, your help is urgently needed: The Lord Mayor of Newcastle’s Mansion in F … more →
Hunting the Essex (HC) - Historic Naval Fiction
wrote 1 month ago: The epic chase of the Essex by HMS Phoebe during the War of 1812 inspired Patrick O’Brian and … more →
