The Battle of Trafalgar, fought on October 21, 1805, was a decisive naval engagement during the War of the Third Coalition in the Napoleonic Wars. Facing the combined Spanish and French fleets, the ...

On This Day, 21 October 1805, Britain’s greatest ever naval hero proved conclusively that Britannia rules the waves… and died in the process, writes Eliot Wilson Today, 21 October, in 1805. It is a ...

A plaque commemorating the life of a Cornishman who died at the Battle of Trafalgar 220 years ago has been unveiled in a musical service. Pte Richard Masters of the Royal Marines, from St Tudy, was ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Shortly before dawn at one of Britain's most famous city landmarks, 27-year-old Magic is playing his part in a battle to the death -- with a bag of bird seed. He opens his gym bag ...

LONDON, Jan. 8 -- Sculpted meerkats, the remains of a car bombed in Iraq and live members of the public are vying for a place alongside monuments to Britain's military heroes in London's iconic ...

Admiral Lord Nelson’s famous last words may not have been “kiss me, Hardy,” according to a newly unearthed letter. The letter, set to be auctioned, challenges the long-held official account, which has ...