Just For Fun
The Lost Tiki Lounge’s Definitive Guide To Grog
Have a little history with your alcohol, the better to pretend that you’re not a drunk, you’re an intellectual… Happy summer 🙂
Life and Duties
Life and Duties
“Which It Is A Soused Hog’s Face” – The Hidden Culinary Genius of Patrick O’Brian
The pudding was Jack’s favourite, a spotted dog, and a spotted dog fit for a line of battle ship, carried in by two strong men. ‘Bless me’ cried Jack, with a loving look at its glistening, […]
Events
A First-Hand Account of the Mutiny at the Nore
From the Sheerness Guardian, June 12th, 1869 The following interesting account of the Mutiny at the Nore was written by an eye-witness of the events described, then a workman in the Sheerness Dockyard. We have […]
Events
Eight Articles of Demand of the Nore Mutineers
These Articles of Demand were presented to Admiral Buckner by the Nore mutineers. It should be noted that the Admiralty received them and immediately rejected them. The official reply was “All that could reasonably be […]
Events
The Breeze at Spithead and the Gale at the Nore
The Spithead and Nore mutinies were two major mutinies by sailors of the Royal Navy in 1797. There was also discontent and minor incidents on ships in other locations in the same year. The mutinies […]
Events
The Execution of Admiral Byng
“Any court-martial is a perilous thing, whether you are in the right or the wrong – justice has nothing much to do with it. Remember poor Vincent of the Weymouth: remember Byng – shot for an […]
Life and Duties
Customs in Aubrey’s Royal Navy: The Wardroom
Generally speaking the customs practised by officers were those of polite civilian society, with modifications to suit naval circumstances, plus other changes caused through historic development.
Just For Fun
How To Make and Eat Hardtack
Hardtack (or hard tack) is a flat hard biscuit made from flour and water (often saltwater) that was used as a staple food where fresh and perishable foods won’t survive. Also known as “pilot bread,” […]
Impressment
An Introduction to Life at Sea in Aubrey’s Royal Navy
The full experience of life aboard a man o’ war in Aubrey’s Royal Navy is not something that can be easily summed up in a short article. It’s not something that can be easily summed […]
Life and Duties
Diet and Food Quality in Aubrey’s Royal Navy
“Englishmen, and more especially seamen, love their bellies above anything else, and therefore it must always be remembered in the management of the victualling of the navy that to make any abatement in the quantity […]