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HOW THE ROYAL NAVY CONQUERED HAVANA
After five years of neutrality
On 21 October 1805, smoke filled the skies over the seas west of Cape Trafalgar, a headland in the Province of Cádiz in the southwest of Spain, as a fierce battle raged. After nearly five hours of int
I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w
LONG MARSTON, YORKSHIRE 2 JULY 1644
FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA, USA 11-15 DECEMBER 1862
Shadows Ulrik Skotte The Umbrella Murder The ...
On the night of 13 March 1944, the Greekregistered steamship SS Peleus was en route from Freetown to Buenos Aires when she was hit amidships by two torpedoes, launched by a German U-boat, U-852. The t
