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#OnThisDay 28 Sept 1066: William the Conqueror invades England, beginning the Norman Conquest https://t.co/FkB3FXnmyV
So #HMSTerror has been discovered in the #Arctic, but what was it doing there? Read more: https://t.co/VdB5D8XNDF
#OnThisDay 1781: Battle of Dogger Bank (not WW1): Brit vs Dutch squadrons escorting convoys https://t.co/Hl6IyzOcSM
#OnThisDay 6 Jun 1944: D-Day: allied invasion of France begins (Normandy landings / Operation Neptune) #WW2
#OnThisDay 22 May 1826: HMS Beagle leaves Plymouth on 1st voyage, under Capt Pringle Stokes https://t.co/NFvQW5x3Sp
#OnThisDay 20 May 1845: John Franklin sets out on disastrous expedition to find NW Passage https://t.co/vjBScwy0Uu
#OnThisDay 17 May 1805: Surgeons & Physicians in Royal Navy given their own dress & undress uniforms
Our #volunteer shares story of fascinating ship portrait - where the ship's not the focus! https://t.co/Gyt41qH9Pp
#onthisday 201 yrs ago Emma Hamilton died in poverty in Calais. Who was this amazing women? https://t.co/5Gzex1EBFC
#OTDH 4 Nov 1805: Strachan's action off Cape Ortegal, after Trafalgar - capture of 4 ships https://t.co/tBtP2ENZat