Monthly Archives: September 2009
The Gale at The Nore. Part 5. Climax.
When we last visited the mutiny at The Nore, the Lords Commissioner of the Admiralty had departed their conference with the mutineers disappointed. Their offer, to apply the same conditions as those received by the mutineers at Spithead and to … Continue reading
Filed under Age of Sail, Mutiny, Naval Life
Ramage and the Guillotine
Ramage and the Guillotine opens in the summer of 1801. Ramage is home awaiting employment after his exploits in Ramage’s Prize and Britain is on tenterhooks expecting Napoleon to invade. The Pitt government has fallen and Ramage’s patron, First Lord … Continue reading
Filed under Age of Sail, Lord Ramage Novels, Naval Fiction
The Packet Service Scandal
I’ve noted at several places on this blog that a great many of the adventures of our favorite fictional naval officers are actually real incidents with some characters, sometimes not that many characters changed. Such is the case with Dudley … Continue reading
Filed under Lord Ramage Novels, The Rest of the Story
