January 2020
Wreck of HMS Namur, 1749
A survivor’s account - the loss of HMS Namur, 1749 Two conflicts – the War of Jenkin’s Ear and the War of Austrian Succession - merged into [...]
Imperial Chinese Navy’s Rendel Cruisers
A Flawed Concept – The Imperial Chinese Navy's doomed "Rendel Cruisers" In my novel Britannia’s Spartan, set in 1882, an important role is played by a cruiser of [...]
Sir James Lucas Yeo – Part 3
Naval Hero Sir James Lucas Yeo – Part 3 Parts 1 and 2 of this blog introduced us to the real-life naval hero Sir James Lucas Yeo [...]
Sir James Lucas Yeo – Part 2
Naval Hero Sir James Lucas Yeo – Part 2 Part 1 of this blog introduced us to the real-life naval hero Sir James Lucas Yeo (1782 – [...]
Sir James Lucas Yeo – Part 1
Naval Hero Sir James Lucas Yeo – Part 1 James Lucas Yeo - a dashing captain over whom Jane Austen heroines would have swooned [...]
December 2019
2019 Blog Miscellany
2019 Retrospective: A Blog Miscellany Best wishes to you and yours for a Happy, Healthy and Successful 2020 and the decade thereafter from me, Antoine Vanner. Many [...]