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Sea Captain Produces Own Ear in Parliament, Britain Declares War

October 14, 2026 by admin

Sea Captain Produces Own Ear in Parliament, Britain Declares War – Westminster, 1738: Captain Robert Jenkins tells MPs his ear was cut off by Spanish coastguards years earlier and, crucially, he has brought it with him

Categories waybackorguk Tags 1738, 1739, Britain and Spain, Caribbean trade, Georgian history, Robert Jenkins, Robert Walpole, War of Jenkins Ear, waybackorguk

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