Midshipman Charles Hare's account of his escape from a French prison, alongside the outfit he fled in, can be seen from today ...

Answering questions from in parliament, the minister confirmed that the size of the army will fall below 70,000 for the first ...

A uniform used by a local sailor to trick his way out of prison during the Napoleonic Wars has gone on display at the National Maritime Museum in London. Charles Hare, from Lincolnshire, joined the ...

Historian Roderick Beaton points out that many historians describe the first few decades on either side of the year 1800 as ...

Marsala wine is a key ingredient in classic chicken Marsala. If you're out of the highly specific wine, though, there are ...

At the Writers Theatre, audiences are transported to 19th century Russia by director and choreographer Katie Spelman’s ...

This is Epic History TV's guide to HMS Victory, one of the most famous warships in history, and flagship of Vice Admiral Nelson at his decisive victory over the Franco-Spanish Combined Fleet at ...

October 14th has witnessed a number of significant historical events throughout the centuries. From pivotal battles and ...

Using long-term figures for average earnings from the Bank of England it then concluded that wage growth over a decade has not been so negative since the height of the Napoleonic Wars in the early ...

“Buy to the sound of cannons and sell to the sound of trumpets,” was the purported quotation (which he probably did not utter) from Baron Nathan Rothschild during the Napoleonic wars. That’s ...

Nuclear deterrence and alliances like NATO help prevent major wars. U.S. influence and organizations like the UN promote ...