Copenhagen

May 13, 2022

The Siege of Copenhagen

In 1807 the British descended on Copenhagen and in an preemptive strike bombarded the city and took off with Danish navy. An infamous event that caused controversy in Britain, intense hatred in Denmark and solidi

January 14, 2015

Lines Written on Hearing of the Surrender of Copenhagen

A Poem that bemoans the perceived national loss of honour,  printed on the 14th of October, 1807.   The glory of Albion is tarnish’d with shame, And the field of her might is the bourn of her fame; Her gian