History

“A Story of Character and Redemption” – book review by John Gilbert, former Naval Officer

Admiral Lord Nelson is a towering figure in British and world history; the man who destroyed the combined Franco-Spanish fleet at...

Trafalgar Day Leadership Lesson – Courage

Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21 1805. I have been thinking about that long ago battle and the lessons...

Remembering Our Seafarers – Then and Now

Fascinated by all things nautical, the drop-in centre run by the Mission to Seafarers caught my attention on my recent trip to Hobart....

Christmas 1800 – Ambition, Jealousy and a Nation’s Hero

A notorious dissolute - a man of stupendous wealth - a ménage a trois, a gothic cathedral, the nation’s hero and Christmas; what do these...

A Toast to Trafalgar Day – Still Worth Remembering in 2021

As we remember the Battle of Trafalgar on Trafalgar Day, let's toast Horatio Nelson and also his often forgotten junior officers.

‘Patronage’ - Sounds Historic But Still Alive

Australians have been entertained recently by the contortions of the Labor Party as they attempt to shoehorn one of their “privileged”...

History Alive – Connecting with the Descendants

I was recently delighted to be involved in an exchange which further sparked my interest in the Nelson “diaspora”; descendants of the...

Oliver Greeves