Enlightened Age

It is with a nostalgic twinge that I come to the end of a twenty-one book journey, following Captain "Lucky Jack" Aubrey and t...

The other day I saw a photo of a wonderful item auctioned at Bonhams, London in June of 2012. The item, a bicorn hat from a Royal Navy offi...

Doing some further reading on the feeding of the British Royal Navy, I came upon an interesting little symbol: a crown, "GR"...

I recently finished watching the Hornblower series. I'm quite sorry it's over now. They are great stories, and really well-portray...

Happy St. Paddy's Day! In honor of the day, we will speak about Waterford Crystal, the famed Irish crystal manufacturer! The origin...

With the Olympics over, and my favorite television series done for the season, I found myself headed for my video library to find something...

It's always fun to watch the Oscars! I love the film industry. When I was growing up, I couldn't think of anything better than enj...