Trafalgar Chronicle

The Trafalgar Chronicle is the naval history research journal of The 1805 Club. It is published yearly (in October) by Seaforth Publishing and distributed by Pen and Sword in the UK and Casemate in the US. The Trafalgar Chronicle is a prime source of information as well as the publication of choice for new research about the Georgian Navy, sometimes also loosely referred to as ‘Nelson’s Navy’, though its scope includes all the sailing navies of the period from 1714 to 1837.

The journal is rich in illustrations, with contributions from leading historians across the globe. Each issue contains articles on a central theme, as well as biographic sketches of influential personalities and topics of general interest to include ships, battles, science and technology, and social and cultural issues of the era.  1805 Club members receive a free copy with their membership and can purchase additional issues at a discount.

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THE TRAFALGAR CHRONICLE
PUBLICATION DATE: FALL 2025
THEME: NAVAL LEADERSHIP IN THE GEORGIAN ERA

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Read a typical article

You may sample now an example article from the Trafalgar Chronicle, ‘ Ever, with Real Esteem . . .’ Continuing the Nelson Letters Project, by Colin White.

Recent issues of the Trafalgar Chronicle

The Trafalgar Chronicle: New Series No 4 - Paperback - 30 November 2019 - Editor, Captain Peter Hore RN (Rtd)

Back issues can be purchased at Pen and Sword Co Ltd and from The 1805 Club  Membership Secretary.

For enquiries regarding subscriptions, contact enquiries@pen-and-sword.co.uk

The Trafalgar Chronicle: New Series No 3 - Paperback - 30 November 2018 - Editor, Captain Peter Hore RN (Rtd)

The Trafalgar Chronicle: New Series No 2 - Paperback - 30 November 2017 - Editor, Captain Peter Hore RN(Rtd)

The Trafalgar Chronicle: Number 26: Dedicated to Naval History in the Nelson Era - (Journal of the 1805 Club, New Series 1) Paperback – 30 Nov 2016 – Editor, Captain Peter Hore RN (Rtd) 

Nelson’s Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials: Hardback 2015 by Captain Peter Hore RN (Rtd)

Additionally, the Club publishes occasional monographs to commemorate key events. Titles in ‘The Nelson Decade’ Series include:

Nelson and the Campaign in Corsica, by Tom Pocock.

• The Battle of Cape St Vincent, by Colin White.
• Nelson and Tenerife 1797, by Agustin Guimera.
• The Miller Papers, by Kirstie Buckland. 
• Touch and Take: The Battle of Trafalgar 21 October 1805, by Michael Duffy.
• The Trafalgar Captains: Their Lives and Memorials, by Colin White and The 1805 Club.

Journal: Trafalgar Chronicle

Sponsoring Organization: The 1805 Club, London, UK

Publisher: Seaforth Publications, Barnsley, UK

Readership: International – Historians and enthusiasts of the Georgian Era of the Royal Navy

Editors: Dr. Judith E. Pearson, freelance writer/copyeditor, Virginia
Captain John Rodgaard US Navy Retired, naval historian, Florida, Chairman of The 1805 Club,

Contact: tc.editor@1805Club.org