On 21st October 1805 the Royal Navy, commanded by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson won a famous and decisive victory over the combined French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar (for an excellent overview try here.) Trafalgar Day, for the benefit of TheEye’s overseas readers, is the annual celebration and […]

My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive. Nelson Today is Trafalgar Day, the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Trafalgar is still one […]

A note from the Dorset Submariners Assoc. which will appeal to matelot readers everywhere. Since the tot was stopped on 31st July 1970 the Corner House Inn on Portland has still had Up Spirits on the Saturday nearest 31st July.  This year it falls on the 31st itself and is […]

TheEye recalls reading a work of fiction many moons ago in which Hitler had a son. In time this US citizen, as he had become, stood for Mayor of New York. Predictable hand-wringing ensued, with the book switching between the merits (and otherwise) of the individual for office and the […]

There are several rules about organisations releasing poll results from surveys conducted on their own behalf. Rule 1 is Slant Your Questions To Get The Answer You Want Rule 2 is Hide Or Bin Off The Results You Don’t Like The Royal Commonwealth Society in London don’t seem to have […]

Yesterday afternoon was a scorching hot day in Gibraltar and the traditional Queen’s Birthday parade took place in a packed Casemates Square. The Band and Corps of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment was in fine form and gave a spectacular marching display. Fresh from recording the strongest Tory share of the […]

From the ever-odd Croatian Times we learn that a British historian is claiming King Arthur was buried in Croatia. This article is quoted in entirety so no point going through the link. “Historian John Matthews has told the Croatian daily newspaper Jutarnji List he believes the gravestone found in the […]

St C had the pleasure to be present at an incredibly moving ceremony today. At 08:30 I was lined up with some 350 other people suitably dressed in tropical whites etc on the flight deck of HMS OCEAN. We were at the exact spot where, on the 10th of December […]