Instructor: Steve Gordy is an active volunteer. After his retirement from the Savannah River Site and Piedmont Technical College, he took up creative writing and volunteer work, which led him to the Center for Lifelong Learning. He has taught numerous classes for the Center and hopes to continue being actively involved for years to come. Description: Trafalgar, whose 220th anniversary occurs this year, was the second of three famous victories that safeguarded Great Britain from invasion. Shakespeare’s “sceptered isle”, with smaller territory and fewer natural resources than some major rivals, wound up as the 19th century’s greatest superpower. And it was Nelson’s mortal triumph that made it so. This course will focus on how Britannia came to rule the waves.
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