Seeing how Easter is just around the corner, a Fabergé egg might have been more suitable to turn up on the Antiques Roadshow, but I thought that you’ll be just as happy with Nelson’s teapot. And it’s the real thing!


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I’m very happy to see how much attention the Collingwood Society managed to gather for Old Cuddy (and the society as well) this Trafalgar Day!

For starters, here’s a report and a short video clip of
A Toast To Admiral Collingwood: Trafalgar Day Celebrated In Tynemouth And Newcastle
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Of course a new exhibition with that title had to open on Trafalgar Day.


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After the finding-royals-under-the-car-park fad, we now have the give-history-a-make-over craze.

Historical hipsters: Shakespeare and Elizabeth I get makeovers from modern artistsI admit, seeing “Elizabeth I” and “hipster” in one sentence is painful; Shakespeare, however ( Read more... )

I hope this will bring all Age of Sail aficionados out there a little extra-cheer. May you and your loved ones have a Merry Christmas and a Blessed Yule! Neither is complete without a decent ghost story, read by candlelight, accompanied by a mug of hot cocoa.

THE RADIANT BOY (*.pdf file)
Four Ghost Stories from the Age of Sail
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Ah, what a fine, yet ordinary morning… Dobby the house elf has removed all garbage, swept the streets and polished the doorknobs, so the good people of London are going about their business in a remarkably clean 18th century Britain. Merchants are hawking their goods, housemaids are looking for a bargain, and Mr. James Hadfield (Mark Letheren ( Read more... )

On this Trafalgar Day, you can raise your glass to our dear Old Cuddy and the other heroes of the Battle of Trafalgar at his North Tyneside monument.


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… and what tea would be better suited to celebrate his birthday than one poured from the Trafalgar teapot? One with a lacing of rum…


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"Merkovo expects every meerkat to do his duty. Dial H.O.R.A.T.I.O. for cheap ship insurance - simples!"


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You know what it’s like: you visit an antiques fair, see a piece of silver and say to your husband: “How pretty! And it’s only 15’000 quid! Let’s buy it, Reginald!” Happens every day. Or on the Antiques Roadshow.

Well, looking at the piece of silver in question, I can understand the buyers, because it’s truly lovely and should make the ( Read more... )