Invincible - how the French gave the world the 74
In 1747, the French dispatched a vital convoy of thirty merchantmen to carry reinforcements and supplies to their troops in North...
The Curious Career of a man named Home
Home Riggs Popham was one of the Royal Navy’s more controversial officers. His military record contained a sprinkling of both triumphs,...
Swinging the Lead
Ilfracombe is a charming little port on the North Devon coast in England. Close to its bustling harbour is the base of the local scuba...
“Oh God, it’s all over!” - the Naval Battle that cost an Empire
In the late summer of 1781, the British attempt to re-conquer Virginia from the American rebels was not going well. Their army was boxed...
The wreck of the Mars
In 2011, a team of divers operating off the Swedish Island of Oland found the wreck of a large warship. From artefacts recovered from the...
Tolstoy vs Jane Austen
Readers of my Alexander Clay series may have noticed a similarity between the main character’s sister, Betsey Clay, and the early life of...