The Tale of the Temeraire (Turner's Masterpiece and the Battle of Trafalgar)
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:18:34 AM
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| In the late summer of 1838, H.M.S. Temeraire, a once-glorious remnant of the Battle of Trafalgar of 1805, was towed up the Thames to the wharf at Rotherhithe, to be broken up and sold for her fittings and oaken timbers. J.M.W. Turner's painting of the doomed ship's final passage, in which he summoned her illustrious past by rechristening her the "Fighting Temeraire," never left his possession and became part of his bequest to the nation after his death in 1851 at age 76. Enshrined in the National Gallery in London since 1856 and embodying a nostalgic nation's memory of an... |
Muslim Thuggery Veiled as Peaceful Protest?
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:18:34 AM
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| On the surface, it was gratifying to note a peaceful protest by Muslims against the Mohammed caricatures today in London's Trafalgar Square. Peaceful assembly and free expression are the means by which civilized societies work out internal differences. But was today's demonstration truly a spontaneous, lawful expression of free speech, or carefully orchestrated public relations damage control for Islam? The BBC reports: Protests held in London last week sparked outrage when demonstrators carried placards with strong messages - the Metropolitan Police said some protesters could be charged with "incitement to murder". According to CNN.com, last week's Muslim "protestors" carried placards... |
Britain Honors 1805 Battle of Trafalgar
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:18:34 AM
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| With the sun setting over this faded port city, Queen Elizabeth II lit a beacon Friday to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, in which Britain's Royal Navy defeated the French and Spanish fleets and cemented its naval supremacy for the next century. Bells tolled aboard British vessels around the world and wreaths were laid at the site of the decisive battle just off Cape Trafalgar in southwestern Spain. In the nearby port of Cadiz, descendants of sailors who fought in the battle joined military leaders to pay homage to the 7,000 who died in the fighting.... |
Russian, British Navies set to mark Trafalgar anniversary in St. Petersburg
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:18:34 AM
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| ST. PETERSBURG, October 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russian and British naval officers will mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in St. Petersburg Friday. A spokesman for the British Consulate General in St. Petersburg said events would start with a Trafalgar concert on October 19, with the Admiralty Orchestra of the Leningrad Naval Base performing British classical music. A new Web site dedicated to the Battle of Trafalgar, designed by lecturers and students from the St. Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, will be presented. The events in Russia come against the backdrop of ceremonies... |
Battle of Trafalgar October 21, 1805 (200th Anniversary)
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:18:34 AM
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| Battle of Trafalgar, naval battle fought on October 21, 1805, by a British fleet and a combined French and Spanish fleet. It is one of the most celebrated naval engagements in European history. The battle took place off Cape Trafalgar on the southern coast of Spain, pitting a British fleet of 27 ships under the command of Admiral Horatio Nelson against a slightly larger combined fleet of France and Spain, commanded by Vice Admiral Pierre Charles de Villeneuve of France. The French admiral was under orders from Napoleon I to slip out of Cádiz, Spain, which was under British blockade,... |
Letters Of Trafalgar Warrior, Aged 11
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:18:34 AM
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| October 19, 2005 Letters of Trafalgar warrior, aged 11 By Dalya AlbergeBoy told his mother of Admiral Nelson’s bravery A REMARKABLE series of unpublished letters written by an 11-year-old midshipman who was at the Battle of Trafalgar has been acquired for the nation. The vivid eyewitness account of George James Perceval, who served on HMS Orion, a 74-gun battleship that played a key role in the closing stages of the battle, has been purchased by the National Maritime Museum. In more than 40 letters, many written to Lord and Lady Arden, his parents in London, George painted a portrait of... |
London: Mandela statue provokes another battle of Trafalgar
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:18:34 AM
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| Mandela statue provokes another battle of Trafalgar By Nigel Reynolds, Arts Correspondent(Filed: 28/09/2005)Less than a fortnight after a statue of a pregnant naked woman with no arms went up in Trafalgar Square, the battle to commemorate another Nelson - Nelson Mandela - close by went into overdrive yesterday as two of the country's top sculptors clashed at a public inquiry.Glynn Williams, professor of sculpture at the Royal College of Art, denounced the £400,000 statue of Mr Mandela by Ian Walters as "run-of-the mill mediocre modelling" that did not measure up as a good work of art. Ian Walters... |
Great Britain: Flotilla marks Nelson anniversary (Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, Hero of Trafalgar)
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:18:34 AM
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| Flotilla marks Nelson anniversary The ceremony began in the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College Crowds have cheered one of the largest flotillas the Thames has seen, to mark 200 years since Nelson's death.Dozens of boats carried dignitaries and descendants of those who fought at Trafalgar, from Greenwich to Whitehall. Thousands lined the river to follow the re-enactment of Admiral Lord Nelson's funeral procession. Organiser Sea Britain 2005 said the crowds were larger than anticipated. Nelson was shot dead by a French sniper at the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar. A state funeral with five days of... |
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