Austen homes and estates
The effects of the family’s misfortunes on Jane Austen's death
By Caroline Kerr Taylor 2017 marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death. She is one of the world’s most popular literary giants. It ...
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Sicilian Amber— Amber Cross
Fanny Price’s brother William, gives her an amber cross from Sicily...but why Sicily?
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Hannah Snell: The Famous "Woman In Men's Cloaths"
In 1746 Hannah Snell donned men's apparel in order to find her wayward husband...
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The Mutiny on the Bounty
Detailing the 1789 mutiny of Captain William Bligh's crew, aboard the HMS Bounty
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William Bligh: Captain of Bountiful Mutineers
The long and trying times of one of the Regency's most mutinied captains
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The Nautilus: Submarine Terror of the Seas
Often considered the first practical submarine...
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1814
A Brief Overview of the War of 1812
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of "The Second War of Independence"
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Captain Cochrane
Captain Wentworth Speaks on Matters Naval
"The Admiralty entertain themselves now and then, with sending a few hundred men to sea, in a ship not fit to be employed..."
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Admiral Edward Pellew: The true history of this most novel Captain
Anne thought she left great happiness behind her when they quitted the house; and Louisa, by whom she found herself walking, burst forth into raptu...
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Arthur Wellesley
The Duke of Wellington: The life of the Iron Duke
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769–14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, widely considered one of the lead...
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Horatio Nelson: Britain's most glorious Admiral
"And who is Admiral Croft?" was Sir Walter's cold suspicious inquiry. Mr Shepherd answered for his being of a gentleman's family, and mentioned a...
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British Navy
Half-Pay and Prize Money: Making a Living in Britain's Navy
How much might Capt. Wentworth expect to receive while on shore?
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