Trafalgar: Battle & Aftermath
- Dec 23, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: 10 hours ago
TRAVELS THROUGH TIME - PODCAST
Thursday 7 May
6.30pm-8pm (Doors open 6pm) £25/ 2 for £45
An unmissable opportunity to hear military historian Paul O'Keeffe discuss key highlights from his vivid and visceral portrayal of the most famous naval battle in history and the human cost of war.
The Travels Through Time Podcast Series is a mix of serious history and a playful parlour game. Each episode features an interview with one of the world’s leading historians or public figures. They are asked the question: “If you could travel back in time, what year would you like to visit?”
Join Paul as he and Peter travel back to key moments in early 1806 amid the ongoing fervour of the aftermath of Trafalgar...
9 January 1806: Vice Admiral Nelson's spectacular state funeral is held at St Paul's Cathedral - the grandest of any non-royal person to that date.
April: A London theatre stages a re-enactment of the battle, complete with miniature boats.
22 April: The mysterious death of Vice Admiral Villeneuve - the defeated French Admiral - in his room at the Hôtel de la Patrie in Rennes. The inquest ruled suicide, but Velleneuve had suffered seven stab wounds. So, what really happened?
Paul O'keeffe Paul O'Keeffe is a lecturer and writer based in Liverpool. His acclaimed books include Waterloo: The Aftermath and, Culloden: Battle & Aftermath, described by the Daily Mail as ‘As vivid as the Ten O'Clock News... fascinating, detailed, meticulously researched... tremendous'.
Peter Moore Peter Moore is a writer, journalist and lecturer. He teaches creative writing at the University of Oxford. His debut, Damn His Blood, reconstructed a rural murder in 1806. His second, The Weather Experiment, a New York Times 'Notable Book of the Year', traced early efforts to forecast the weather. His latest book, Endeavour, was a multiple book of the year and a Sunday Times bestseller. He presents a history podcast called Travels Through Time.
Note that this event is being recorded for later release on the Travels Through Time History Podcast Series.
Ticket includes a welcome drink and a chance to view Dr Johnson's House.
Doors open & welcome drink: 6pm
Talk starts: 6.30pm
Event ends: 8pm
Limited capacity. Early booking advised. A small number of priority tickets have been set aside for members.
Accessibility
There is regrettably no step-free access to Dr Johnson's House.
There are seven steps to access the entrance (with a handrail).
The building is a four-storey townhouse with a staircase between each floor.
There are handrails on each side of the staircase and visitor seating in every room.
Toilets are located down a steep set of stairs.