19 June 2022
We know little about Robert Reynolds but one suspects that he was not only popular but trusted officer. He is mentioned as being the son of […]
18 June 2022
Just occasionally, a happy team experiences a magic moment when everything seems to go right. The early months of 1804, aboard HMS Centaur, 74, under Commodore […]
19 April 2022
The Ceuta papers contain a large number of hints about their author and his role both in Ceuta and Cadiz. The evidence points to a Joseph […]
5 April 2022
We need your help. We have a series of mystery papers probably written in early 1810 which turned up in a car boot sale in Falmouth […]
21 March 2022
The threat from a joint enemyNapoleon and his French armies dominated Europe. Then, in 1807, France and Spain jointly attacked Portugal, Britain’s ally. The threat increased […]
15 March 2022
At the beginning of 1810, events in Spain were unravelling at an alarming pace. The advance of the French troops in was directed at Cadiz which […]
23 February 2022
The Cadiz journal appears to have been written in February/March 1810. The author says he had arrived in Cadiz from North Africa and we can therefore […]
21 February 2022
The third document has quite a different format to the other two. It begins with the author’s arrival in Cadiz, where he logs the events and […]
21 February 2022
The Ceuta report comprises two documents which are quite clearly continuous. They appear to be something of a report on the defences of Ceuta and of […]
21 February 2022
This series of articles is rather different from some of our others as there are still some loose ends. We have some papers from around 1810 […]
26 October 2021
The Bartlett holds upward of fifty different databases on maritime subjects, many of which are growing daily thanks to the work of the tireless volunteers. Our […]
19 October 2021
Ever since the discovery of China Clay at Tregoning Hill by the Rev Cookworthy, Cornwall has long been famous for producing very fine quality clay. Most […]