The 1805 Dispatches #25.03 June 2025 6 of 7 On 3 May, in Ottawa, Ontario, John Rodgaard received investiture in the Order of St. Joachim. This international order of chivalry was founded in 1755 to promote religious tolerance in Europe is dedicated to caring for the widows and orphans of war, helping those in poverty, and promoting tolerance. Admiral Lord Nelson also accepted the Grand Cross of the Order in 1802 (as he did all things sparkling). THE ORDER OF SAINT JOACHIM (THE EQUESTRIAN, SECULAR AND CHAPTERIAL ORDER OF SAINT JOACHIM) NEW SERIES CONFERENCE Inaugural event PRIVATE GUIDED ACCESS to Storehouse Number 10 THREE CLUB EVENTS IN PORTSMOUTH, UK, IN TWO DAYS THIS AUTUMN On Friday 24 October we will be running the first of our new series of naval historical conferences, featuring some of the most interesting authors from the past three years. At the time of writing these include Natacha Abriat (the Glorious First of June), Michael Barritt (Nelson's Pathfinders), David Gibbins (A History of the World in 12 Shipwrecks), Nick Hewitt (Normandy: the Sailors' Story), Andrew Lambert (his latest, No More Napoleons, to be published in June), Brian Lavery (work in progress on midshipmen), and Colin Partridge (The Channel Islands in Anglo-French Relations, 1689-1918). This all-day event will take place in the Princess Royal Gallery and the Nelson Gallery, National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth. During the evening of Saturday 25 October we return to the lovely surroundings of HMS NELSON WARDROOM for this social highlight of the year, with Matthew Sheldon, CEO of the NMRN, as our Guest of Honour. Full details of these events will be promulgated to 1805 Club members shortly. During the morning of Saturday 25 October a small group (maximum 12) will be shown around the archive collection and workshop of the Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust, home to tens of thousands of items that would otherwise have been lost to history. The archive collection and workshop are not normally open to the public. (Picture adjacent, of and from PRDHT) TRAFALGAR NIGHT DINNER HMS NELSON WARDROOM
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