Cape Colony is proving a tiresome assignment for Captain Kydd's daring commander-in-chief. Rumours of popular unrest in the Spanish colonies, and of a treasure hoard spur him to assemble a...

1793 and Europe is ablaze with war. Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is seized by the press gang to be a part of the crew of the 98-gun line-of-battle ship Duke William. The...

Napoleon's forces are poised to invade Britain, and Commander Thomas Kydd's ship is at the forefront of the fleet defending the English coast. His honour restored after temporary disgrace in the...

It is 1797 and Kydd is now master’s mate on Achilles, a 64-gun ship-of-the-line, and returning from the Caribbean to England - longed-for after many years’ absence - when he finds himself at...

Tensions are escalating between England and Napoleon's France. While the Royal Navy launches reconnaissance, rescue missions and spies on the continent, French privateer ships are lurking in...

Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar removed the spectre of invasion and England is now free to seek conquests and colonies in the furthest reaches of the world.

Captain Kydd joins an...

This second naval adventure follows the life of Thomas Paine Kydd who sails into Portsmouth a hero after a ferocious battle against the French.

Kydd’s jubilation after the battle is...

Thomas Kydd was promoted to acting lieutenant at the Battle of Camperdown. Now, he must sit an examination to confirm his rank or face an inglorious return before the mast.

But this is...