February 2021
War at Sea 1917: An Ominous New Year’s Day
War at Sea 1917: An Ominous New Year’s Day 1917 was to mark a turning point not just in World War 1, but in world history, [...]
Merchant Seamen’s families, 1870s
The families left behind by the merchant seamen of the 1870s A separate article, about working conditions in merchant shipping in the 1870s (Click here to read [...]
Unequal Duel, 1758: HMS Monmouth vs. Foudroyant
Unequal Duel, 1758: HMS Monmouth vs. Foudroyant Admiral Byng The execution by firing squad in 1757 [...]
HMS Pulteney vs Xebecs 1743
HMS Pulteney and the Spanish Xebecs, 1743 There have been many blogs on this site dealing with actions in the Age of Fighting Sail that involved [...]
Franco-Siamese War of 1893
Gunboat Diplomacy: Franco-Siamese War of 1893 French gunboat Lutin – unarmoured, weakly armed, but very effective when needed! Jules Ferry and his ludicrous facial hair [...]
December 2020
The Year’s Blogs: 12 of the Best from 2020
The Year's Blogs: 12 of the best from 2020 2020 saw sustained activities on the Antoine Vanner Writing-Front, Covid-19 notwithstanding. The ninth book of the Dawlish [...]