Royal Navy’s Summer Extravaganza Returns to Portsmouth in 2010

Navy’s Summer Extravaganza Returns to Portsmouth in 2010 Navy Days at Portsmouth Naval Base, Friday 30th July – Sunday 1st August, will feature serving warships of the Royal Navy, ships of foreign navies, thrilling naval displays, historical re-enactments and the … Continue reading

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard marks 88 years of HMS Victory

HMS Victory in recent snowy weather Portsmouth Historic Dockyard marks 88 years of HMS Victory From broadside battles off the Mediterranean coast to Vice Admiral Lord Nelson’s triumph in the Battle of Trafalgar and campaigns in the Baltic, the guardians … Continue reading

Update: The Fourth Plinth – Pirates, Painting & Pole Dancing

In July we posted about the exhibition of Yinka Shonibare’s Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.  There was an interesting symmetry in the display of Nelson’s ship, Victory, in a bottle, on a plinth, in … Continue reading