by Bob King | Apr 16, 2020 | Charles II to Victoria, Victorian Britain
1800 marked the beginning of the 19th Century, George III was on the throne and we were involved in the War of the French Revolution against the French Republic and Spain that continued until 1808. After France and Spain invaded Portugal in 1807 the Spanish revolted...
by Bob King | Apr 9, 2020 | Charles II to Victoria
In 1779 Great Britain was still embroiled in war against numerous nations across three continents. We were alone and without allies when a large French Fleet arrived off Cawsand Bay but was unable to land through a combination of bad weather and the arrival of a...
by Bob King | Apr 1, 2020 | Charles II to Victoria
Having taken a bit of a diversion over the last couple of weeks this week is a bit of a catch up on the years from 1760 to 1780 to give a bit of context to the next upgrade of the defences of the Island which began to be planned in 1780. The Island layout was still...
by Bob King | Mar 25, 2020 | Charles II to Victoria
The 1700’s were a period of growing connectivity between towns, cities and countries. Empire and increased trade bought meant a large amount of cash was available to some of the population, not all of which were particularly bright. There were vast opportunities for...
by Bob King | Mar 19, 2020 | Charles II to Victoria
In the early 1700s as trade and empires increased so did voyages across the great oceans and the Island would play a small part in Britain being the first country to navigate the world accurately. The problem of latitude, the fixing of a position North or South of the...
by Bob King | Mar 11, 2020 | Charles II to Victoria
George I died in 1727 of a stroke and was succeeded by his son George II. Britain unusually had been at peace for nearly 7 years in Europe and a couple of years in North America after the conclusion of Drummers War against the French and their native allies. Although...
