Fans of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin naval chronicles and Antique Road Show should take note:
A Union Jack, the last British Naval flag to have flown at the Battle of Trafalgar, has just been sold at auction to an American for a total price of 330,000 British pounds [I don't know how to make the symbol].
This was ten times the hoped for price.
The 'priceless' gem is torn as one would expect, probably from 'shot and shell' and 'fragments'.
We at The Study are fans of both the O'Brian series and the Road Show.
Congratulations to the buyer - and may the battle flag eventually be given to the British nation.
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