Trafalgar Day is an annual celebration of British victory over the French and Spanish fleets by the Royal Navy in the 19th Century. On 21 October 1805, Royal Navy Commander Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson ...

The only surviving sail from HMS Victory during the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar is being brought out of storage to go on display to the public at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Attention, holiday hipsters. If Halloween, Christmas or Easter are just too mainstream for you, 21 October will see the UK celebrate one of its lesser-known holidays: Trafalgar Day, which commemorates ...

Private Richard Masters will be commemorated at the church in St Tudy A plaque celebrating the life of a Cornishman who died at the Battle of Trafalgar 220 years ago is to be unveiled during a musical ...

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - The last known surviving Union Jack to have been flown at the Battle of Trafalgar has sold to an American flag collector for 384,000 pounds ($636,300), more than 20 times its ...

What if Napoleon had defeated Britain at sea — and avoided the catastrophic invasion of Russia? This video explores a ...

THE heroism of an 11-year-old boy at the Battle of Trafalgar has emerged as his medal was sold at auction. William Pilch was on board the ship involved in some of the fiercest fighting during the 1805 ...

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A medal awarded to an 11-year-old boy who took part in the Battle of Trafalgar is on sale for £15,000. Lieutenant William Pilch was allowed to join the navy aged 10 as his family were friends with ...