#Nelson’s Navy

[aber-flyingtiger]

Visited the Hartlepool branch of the National Museum of the Royal Navy on Thursday, including HMS Trincomalee. I’d highly recommend this small but very interesting museum.

#personal #my photos #hms trincomalee #sailing frigate #frigate #age of sail #Nelson’s Navy #hartlepool #royal navy

[illustratus]

The Battle of Trafalgar by John Christian Schetky

#battle of trafalgar #age of sail #art #napoleonic wars #cape trafalgar #john christian schetky #atlantic #royal navy #great britain #england #britain #france #spain #horatio nelson #trafalgar #english #british #french #spanish #europe #european #history #napoleonic #warship #warships #ships #naval warfare #naval battle #sea

[neylo]

Additional bunch of Napoleonic discord stickers/emojis for my collection

Featuring some British Bisexual boat men aka Kiss me Hardy and one traffic cone

#napoleon bonaparte #louis nicolas davout #jean baptiste bessières #thomas masterman hardy #horatio nelson #arthur wellesley #napoleonic era #napoleonic wars #my art #the Royal Navy

[ltwilliammowett]

Nelson's Cocked Hat, c. 1801

#naval artifacts #cocked hat #royal navy #uniform #lord nelson #c.1801 #age of sail

[lillywillow]

Blind Double Date

Summary: Your friend Foggy sets you up with his best friend Matt

Written for: @the-slumberparty

Words: 1246

Square Filled: G4- Set Up by Friends

Pairing: Matt Murdoch x Female Reader

Warnings: None

Ever since you first step foot in your Thursday night cooking class, you and Foggy Nelson had been pretty much inseparable. He was funny, really good to talk to and offered great advice if you had a problem. In short, Foggy was like a brother to you. In turn, Foggy had come to see you as a kind of sister. You also both often spoke about your love-lives. Foggy became protective when he heard of guys harassing you and you gave him advice on women.

…

Another Thursday night rolled around and you arrived at your usual spot, waving Foggy over as soon as he walked in.

“Hey, Y/N! How was your date last Friday?” Foggy asked, taking his place next to you.

“Not bad. Not great, but not bad,” you sighed.

“Yeah?”

“He was an okay guy, it’s just… I don’t know. Maybe my romance button is broken or needs resetting or something…” you shrugged, looking over this week’s recipe.

Foggy laughed and looked it over too.

“For what it’s worth, I get what you’re saying. My date last weekend wasn’t all that great either.”

As you started preparing your ingredients, you and Foggy lamented over your failed dates and complained about the state of your romantic lives. Sure, you could cut out the middleman and just date each other but you decided it might get awkward if things went wrong and you still had to come to this class every week. Also, you had become such great friends, the last thing you wanted to do was lose what you had.

“How about we set each other up with dates?” you suggested.

“Sounds good to me… got someone in mind?” he asked, turning down the heat on the cooking appliance.

“You know my friend Gracie?” you prompted, adding your ingredients to the mix.

“Is that the same Gracie that was caught topless sunbathing at what she thought was a nude beach?” he questioned.

“That’s the one,” you grinned.

During your time together, you had told Foggy many stories about your friend Gracie and her various antics.

“Heck yeah! Set that up!” he grinned back.

“What about you? Got someone in mind for me?”

“Sure do. You remember my friend Matt?”

“That’s your law firm partner, right?” you asked.

Foggy often spoke very highly of Matt, and had said a lot about him.

“Yep. How about him?” Foggy suggested.

“Sounds perfect,” you smiled.

“Great! So, I’ll set you up with Matt and you’ll set me up with Gracie.”

As you continued your cooking class, the pair of you discussed the best time for your blind double date.

…

The next night, you and Gracie went to the restaurant that you and Foggy agreed upon at the agreed time. Your friend asked you all sorts of questions while you waited for the two males to arrive.

“Y/N?”

You turned to see Foggy with another man standing behind him. The man was brunette with a little stubble and wearing red glasses. You thought he was quite handsome. Introductions were exchanged and the four of you sat down. From that first moment, Gracie and Foggy made an instant connection, chatting away about this and that but for you and Matt, things were a little different. Connecting with other adults never came easy to you and you had the feeling Matt was a little guarded.

“So, Y/N, Foggy tells me you’re a teacher,” he began, trying to strike up a conversation.

“That’s right. I mostly work with underprivileged kids and those that the school has more or less given up on. I can see these kids trying so hard but so many people have turned their backs on them because they can’t be bothered. I want to show them that there’s someone out there who does care…”

Matt smiled warmly.

“I know what you mean. Foggy and I take on cases for people that society have given up on. It’s like they think the problem will go away on its own rather than deal with it before it gets to breaking point.”

“Exactly!”

With the ice broken, you felt a little more at ease. For you, that was one of the more difficult parts of being set up with a complete stranger; making small talk until you found that connection. The pair of you continued discussing the similarities between your jobs while Foggy and Gracie continued to get along. So well along that they decided to ditch the pair of you to get a room. Feeling a little abandoned by your friend, you started feeling that uneasiness again.

“I get the feeling you want to go home?” Matt asked, picking up on something you were putting out there.

“It’s not that… It’s just… Every time I go on a date lately, I just… I don’t know. Maybe I’m not giving the guys a long enough chance. I mean, how well can you get to know a person over one dinner?”

Matt was silent for a few minutes.

“How about this… we go for a walk, spend a little more time with each other. If at the end of it, you don’t feel anything, you tell me to buzz off, no harm done…” You laughed a little at that. “But if you feel sparks… we can see where this goes,” he suggested.

“I’d really like that…”

…

After paying for your meals, you headed down the street. You held onto Matt’s arm partly as a guide, partly because it made you feel safe. As you walked, you got through all those basic “Getting to know you” questions that were common on a first date but not one did you feel awkward. At one point, you stopped to get some frozen yoghurt from a nice little shop nearby. You read the flavours out to Matt so he could make a decision and described the interior of the shop to him while you sat and ate. When you were finished, Matt walked you to your door.

“So… here we are… What’s the verdict?” Matt grinned.

“Hm, I don’t know… usually the goodnight kiss makes the final cut,” you playfully teased.

“Shall we?” he asked.

Smiling, you gently pressed your lips to his. Matt’s hands made their way to your cheeks, his thumbs stroking your skin. This is what you had built up in your head; a great date ending with the perfect kiss. His hands didn’t roam, his breath was fresh and you could feel butterflies in your stomach. This is everything you were looking for. As you pulled away, you had a dreamy smile on your face.

“So… is this the part you tell me to buzz off?”

You laughed and playfully punched his chest.

“No. That… that was a really good kiss,” you breathed.

“Do you want to see where this goes?” he asked.

“I do, Matt… I really do…”

After saying your goodbyes, Matt waited to make sure you were safe inside before heading off.

…

The following Thursday, you and Foggy celebrated over your successful dates for the night as you started cooking. Neither of you could believe your luck that you both walked away from what could have been awkward blind dates with potential new relationships. You couldn’t wait to see where they would lead you.

#navy and roo's sleepover #navy and roo sleepover #marvel #marvel one shot #matt murdock x reader #Set up by Friends #Blind Double Date #Blind Date #foggy nelson #matt murdock

[vox-anglosphere]

HMS Victory being towed to Gibraltar with the dead body of Lord Nelson after his historic defeat of Napoleon's navy - 21 October 1805

#Battle of Trafalgar #HMS Victory #Nelson's flagship #Royal Navy #Horatio Nelson #Napoleonic wars #On this day #21 October 1805 #British history #heroism #sea battles #naval art #battleships

[bantarleton]

The ensign of the Spanish Warship San Ildefonso on display this day last year, for Trafalgar Day at the National Maratime Museum.

Removed when the ship was captured at Trafalgar, it was displayed at Nelson's funeral & still shows the scars of the battle. Photo by Marcus Cribb.

#Trafalgar #tall ships #age of sail #Royal Navy #history #military history #napoleonic wars #Napoleon #Nelson

[thesixthduke]

#higginsandcole #uniform #royal navy #Georgian #england #horatio nelson #admiral #menswear #mens style #gentlemen #gentleman

[jamesfitzjamesdotcom]

My MA in Naval History: goes straight from 1815 to 1860 & skips polar exploration.

Me: hands in an essay about early 19th century polar exploration.

Just an essay about the first two polar expeditions sent out by the Royal Navy, how they came about, and their reception in the media. Featuring: baby Horatio Nelson attacks a polar bear because he wanted to gift his Daddy a fur coat.

#royal navy #polar exploration #arctic #naval history #maritime history #history student #horatio nelson #age of sail #john franklin #john ross

[domonicriley]

Today, the 21st of October is Trafalgar Day.

On this day in 1805, Vice-admiral Horatio Nelson of the Royal Navy commanded a fleet of British warships to defeat a combined force of French and Spanish vessels off the Cape of Trafalgar in Spain.

Lord Nelson gave his life during the fighting. While commanding his fleet from the quarterdeck of his flagship H.M.S Victory, he was hit by a sniper's bullet and fatally wounded, dying during the battle.

Trafalgar was one of Britain's biggest contributions to the Napoleonic Wars, and was a serious blow to French naval power.

#battle of trafalgar #trafalgar day #trafalgar #lord nelson #horatio nelson #royal navy #napoleonic wars #warship #on this day

[clove-pinks]

Make and Mend Day, by Phillip Leonard Gunn (1895–1983).

The men were expected to wash their clothes twice a week, and certain days were set aside for drying them on the rigging. They could also make their own, and most seamen were skilled with needle and thread. Traditionally, each Wednesday afternoon was set aside as a ‘make and mend’ day to allow them to do this.

— Brian Lavery, Life in Nelson's Navy

#age of sail #naval history #royal navy #sailors #make and mend day #life in nelson's navy #maritime history

[thebeautifulbook]

AFLOAT WITH NELSON by Charles H. Eden (London: MacQueen, 1897). Illustrated.

#beautiful books #book blog #books books books #book cover #books #vintage books #illustrated book #victorian era #british navy #horatio nelson #book design

[illustratus]

Lady Hamilton and Horatio Nelson, Naples by Frank Moss Bennett

#lady hamilton #horatio nelson #art #frank moss bennett #naples #italy #europe #european #napoleonic #history #great britain #britain #england #royal navy #napoleonic wars #architecture #ships #mediterranean

[iamthemaestro]

my grandfather visited today with a cutty sark model and a book on the hms victory for me and Car Insurance Papers for my brother. sibling equity

#also worth noting that he felt it was important that he read aloud for us for 20 minutes about the horrible conditions in nelson’s navy #all right before dinner of course #I love him #mine

[ltwilliammowett]

29 September 1758

Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson was born at a rectory in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. He joined his first ship, HMS Raisonnable, aged 12 years, in January 1771.

He served in the Royal Navy for 34 years until he was killed in action at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805.

Painting by Lemuel Francis Abbott 1799

#naval history #naval art #sorry i forgot him yesterday #belated birthday #persons of the navy #royal navy #admiral nelson #18th century #age of sail

[fantastictyphoonpeanut]

#horatio nelson #royal navy #british military #military uniform