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Attention, holiday hipsters. If Halloween, Christmas or Easter are just too mainstream for you, 21 October will see the UK celebrate one of its lesser-known holidays: Trafalgar Day, which commemorates ...

After the French Revolution, Europe saw 20-odd years of almost constant war as Napoleon and his armies went on a conquering spree around the continent. By 1805, France pretty much ruled Europe. But ...

Six Bermudian sailors fought alongside Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar. George Cole, Christopher Baiscomb, William Johnson, Jacob Simmons, John Tucker and Francis Wellman all ...

A unique Union Jack flag which was raised during the Battle of Trafalgar has emerged for sale for £450,000. It was displayed at the front of HMS Royal Sovereign which led one of the columns during the ...

In the midst of the mayhem the narrators also told some positive heartwarming stories, when individuals desperately trying to ...

Admiral Lord Nelson’s famous last words may not have been “kiss me, Hardy,” according to a newly unearthed letter. The letter, set to be auctioned, challenges the long-held official account, which has ...

A Union flag which flew from the ship that led the British fleet into the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, the day of the victory and the death of Admiral Horatio Nelson, will be offered for ...

A plaque celebrating the life of a Cornishman who died at the Battle of Trafalgar 220 years ago is to be unveiled during a musical ceremony. A new piece of music will be rung on church bells during ...

A plaque commemorating the life of a Cornishman who died at the Battle of Trafalgar 220 years ago has been unveiled in a musical service. Pte Richard Masters of the Royal Marines, from St Tudy, was ...

That striking factoid comes from The Untold Battle of Trafalgar, the first in a four-part season, Bloody Foreigners on Channel 4, which aims to show how foreigners were at the heart of some of Britain ...