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In 1624, a family bought an English estate that still contains ancient oak trees from a royal hunting forest; 402 years later some are still standing

In 1624, London lawyer William Anson bought a moated medieval manor at Shugborough in Staffordshire from Thomas Whitby for around £1,000, beginning a family connection with the estate that would last for roughly three centuries. The property had previously belonged to the Bishops of Lichfield before passing through several owners…

The Times of India · Aug 20

David Grann's The Wager: a drama of murder, insurrection, escape and an empire at sea

In 1740, a modest squadron of ships from Britain’s Royal Navy departed Portsmouth in pursuit of an immoderate treasure. Commodore George Anson, who led the flotilla, was tasked with sailing south and west across the Atlantic Ocean, rounding Cape Horn, and interfering in imperial Spain’s lucrative trans-Pacific trade. But even…

The Conversation · Jul 31, 2023

World’s Most Advanced Attack Submarine Joins British Navy

A submarine touted as the world’s most advanced hunter-killer submersible has been welcomed into the Royal Navy fleet.

Zenger · Sep 2, 2022