Admiral Lord Nelson predicted the British would triumph at Trafalgar. And on 21 October 1805, as they attacked the combined Spanish and French fleets off the coast of Cádiz, he achieved exactly that.

According to the Woodland Trust, tree roots, such as those from oak trees, can cause subsidence - this is where your house ...

Only her sturdy build – with more than 2,000 English oak trees used to construct her hull alone – somehow kept her afloat. After being towed to Gibraltar for repairs, HMS Victory returned to ...

The pedunculate oak or English oak produces acorns which hang ... many famous ships including HMS Victory which consumed 6,000 trees, most of them oaks. As the Royal Navy grew, old oaks with ...

The authority says a number of trees need to be removed during the process, including a 180-year-old oak tree, known as the Otley Tittybottle oak tree, at Tittybottle Park, along the banks of the ...