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Category Archives: Glorious First of June
A hidden pattern?
November 8, 2011 – 12:10 pm
I was doing some work on Jutland this morning when I realised that it was fought on the 122 anniversary of the Glorious First of June (1794) and also on the 250th anniversary of the start of the Four Days Battle of 1666. And then it became clear that a really surprising number of significant [...]
BBC History Magazine podcast
October 30, 2011 – 3:23 pm
You can hear me discussing the Glorious First of June, and the confusing issue of who won, in my podcast for the BBC History Magazine, BBCExtra, here: http://www.historyextra.com/podcast-page
Glorious First of June Review in thebookbag.co.uk
October 20, 2011 – 4:39 pm
Follow this link for the full review. What I particularly like about this page is that Google adwords has linked onto the reign of terror’ or something and appears to be selling guillotines.
Talk Radio Europe Book Club
October 20, 2011 – 12:10 pm
I will be discussing The Glorious First of June on the Hannah Murray Show, Talk Radio Europe, this afternoon at 14.20 British time. www.talkradioeurope.com
Glorious First of June on Google Earth
October 14, 2011 – 9:34 am
Glorious First of June 1794 The Glorious First of June is rare for a naval battle because it is named for its date and not for its location. That is because it was fought 140 leagues – or 400 natuical miles – south west of Ushant: there was no nearby headland or river to give [...]
Hatchards Book Signing
October 13, 2011 – 10:17 am
I will be signing books at Hatchards in Piccadilly on 25 October. See you there!
Online Interview
October 12, 2011 – 6:05 pm
My interview with www.historicnavalfiction.com about The Glorious First of June is now online. It is now on the homepage but the permanent URL is http://historicnavalfiction.com/index.php/general-hnf-info/astrodenes-blog/2470-an-interview-with-sam-willis
The Glorious First of June: The Best Bits
October 5, 2011 – 3:05 am
The Glorious First of June, the third instalment of the Hearts of Oak Trilogy is now out, so here are some of the most important bits that everyone should know. The battle was fought on 1 June 1794, at the height of the Reign of Terror, when Robespierre and his Jacobin thugs sought to ensure [...]
Waterboarding in the French Navy, 1793
December 2, 2010 – 11:35 pm
One thing that the French Revolution brought to the French Navy in 1793 was a more humanitarian code of punishment. Under the ancien regime the system of punishment was particularly severe, even for minor offences, and there was a host of barbaric punishment that could be meted out. One was simply known as the ‘cale’. [...]
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