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The Two Greatest Uses of Trash Talk in the History of (Naval) Warfare

As I’ve mentioned a few times (here, here, here and here), I’m a huge fan of Cracked.com. I love them because they’re hilarious, but also because they seem to have three or four people on staff dedicated solely to writing historically themed articles, and those three or four people always manage to inform me about things I didn’t [...]
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The 7 Most Terrifying Pirates From History

As I’ve mentioned a few times (here, here and here), I’m a huge fan of Cracked.com. I love them because they’re hilarious, but also because they seem to have three or four people on staff dedicated solely to writing historically themed articles, and those three or four people always manage to inform me about things [...]
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Patrick O’Brian Cruise

I came across this information recently and thought I would share it, just on the off-chance any of you happen to be obscenely wealthy (in which case I congratulate you). The Annemarie Victory Organization specializes in luxury cruises and tours, often organized around a specific theme. One of their upcoming cruises takes place on a [...]
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Three Insanely Advanced (Naval) Weapons History Somehow Forgot About

As I’ve mentioned a few times (here and here), I’m a huge fan of Cracked.com. I love them because they’re hilarious, but also because they seem to have three or four people on staff dedicated solely to writing historically themed articles, and those three or four people always manage to inform me about things I [...]
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Horatio Hornblower Miniseries Pt. 2: The Examination For Lieutenant

Still serving aboard the HMS Indefatigable, Horatio Hornblower has been promoted to acting Lieutenant. Neutral Spain has concluded a peace treaty with France and the British now have another enemy to face. They soon come across a sunken British supply ship and rescue its Captain, ‘Dreadnought’ Foster, a man with a reputation for bravery that [...]
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A Mince Pie Recipe For Christmas At Sea

This recipe was taken from the amazing book Lobscouse and Spotted Dog, and will lead to an historically accurate (more or less) reproduction of a traditional Christmas mince pie such as Jack Aubrey might have eaten on his travels to remind himself of home during the holiday season… Or such as he might have wished to [...]
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A Master and Commander Sequel, For All Love!

If you’re anything like me, you’d KILL for a “Master and Commander” sequel. Russell Crowe recently said (via Twitter) that if we want this sequel, the best thing to do is Email Tom Rothman at 20th Century Fox. Well, his Email address is rothmana@fox.com. Alternatively, you can tweet your request to @20thCenturyFox, if Twitter is [...]
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Horatio Hornblower Miniseries Pt. 1: The Even Chance

After devouring all the books of our beloved series in approximately one month, I naturally found myself hungry for more Age of Sail fiction. Someone recommended the Horatio Hornblower books, which I dutifully checked out. I’ll be honest: I think the Aubrey/Maturin series blows Horatio Hornblower right out of the water. Despite being similar on [...]
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Fight The Battle of Trafalgar From The Comfort of Home!

UK’s Channel 4 Education and developer Preloaded have launched a new online Flash game that re-creates the events leading up to the Battle of Trafalgar.
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Recipes For The Adventurous Sailor In You!

These recipes were all taken from the amazing book Lobscouse and Spotted Dog, and will lead to historically accurate (more or less) reproductions of some of the food mentioned in our beloved series. Lobscouse Serves 8 Ingredients 4 lbs stewing beef 1 bay leaf 4 large onions 6 large potatoes 4 large leeks 8 oz [...]
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