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 Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:37 am
I've recently bought the book by Roger Knight, "The Pursuit of Victory: The Life and Achievement of Horatio Nelson." It's meant to be the best biography of him to date.
I read a couple of nights ago that he was originally born "Horace" and didn't call himself Horatio until about 1777. He was born in 1758. So, he was about 19 when he altered his name to Horatio. He had a brother that died shortly after his birth, and that was some time before Nelson himself was born. This brother happened to be called Horatio. I'm guessing that he changed his name to Horatio in respect of his brother who never had a life.
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:03 pm
That sounds like the kind of thing he would have done. He was a good man!
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:11 am
I watched a programme on TV last night (on Discovery) called Trafalgar Battle Surgeon. It was.....overwhelming to be honest. At least for me it was. When they cut off the leg of a young officer......they pretty much showed everything besides the bloodiest bits.
Although the way they portrayed Nelson's death was a bit off upon his dying moment (because the surgeon - William Beatty didn't write what they'd done with it), it was pretty much accurate and brought me to tears. It felt so...I don't know...almost too familiar. I was so touched by it and it's got something to do with my connection.
Things like that don't usually bother me THAT much unless there's a lot more to it. Research, research, research. *Gets frustrated.*
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:30 pm
When I have a reaction like that to things, I get some classical music from the period, sit somewhere quiet where I'm not likely to be disturbed, and listen to the music--then just close my eyes and let my mind take me wherever. I've had some pretty startling things go through my memory doing that...
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Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:59 am
It was startling when I went to that light show in the gallery opposite where Victory is at the historic dockyard. When the gunfire started (with surround sound speakers), I flinched and wanted to bury my head in my hands.
I got the same kind of nightmarish feeling when I watched that programme on the TV.
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:15 am
I had a reaction like that on a battlefield here in the US, from our Civil War. It was a very specific time of day, the anniversary of the battle, and there were re-enactors all over the place and lots of horses (it had been a cavalry fight). I suddenly felt a strong inexplicable pain in my left thigh up into my hip and almost fell, except that a friend was with me.
I later found out that my favourite historical personality in that battle had been wounded at that hour on that day--in the thigh and hip. O.O
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:43 pm
It's more a soul-tugging sensation that I have most often and also emotional pain. The officer who's leg had to be amputated....heck! I had my fingers in my mouth and tried to fight off my mind imagining that kind of agony. Most people would feel like that, but this was something else. Not like who I am connected to actually had that done, but more that they were around.
Nelson's death too.....
There were a few bits wrong, but most of it was almost completely accurate and I had to stifle tears. Why? Why would I feel like that if I was not connected in some way?
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:45 pm
No need to convince me. I've thought all along that you have a strong tie to that ship, that era, and those people. smile
Why? Who knows. We all have something... to varying degrees of fascination. Things like that don't happen for no good reason--hopefully someday you'll know why.
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 12:32 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:50 pm
There was a programme on the History Channel over here tonight, recreating Trafalgar using computer graphics. It was very well done and positively riveting. They explained the tactics well, too. I sure hope I'll be able to afford to travel over to England this year! smile
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:49 am
That'd be great if you could get over here Jasta!
I'd definitely see if I could meet up with you. It'd be great if you could travel around a bit over here and see some different parts of the country. London isn't really that interesting unless you know where to look (there's not really much of old London to see, it's all modernised). The Houses of Parliament within the grounds of Westminster Abbey is amazing though.
Norwich is a must see. It's now considered in league with places in Europe like Paris and Prague. Then of course, Portsmouth. My UK hotspot. The home of HMS Victory - although she was built in Chatham. The greatest warship of her time and the oldest commissioned warship in the world.
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:29 am
I dreamt I was there again last night...
I woke up and was quite upset that I wasn't there.
I want to go to Portsmouth again!!! ASAP!!!
Nobody uses this forum or topic anymore....*Sniff.* sad
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:22 pm
Forgive me... what does the HMS stand for?
*poor mel...* emo
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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:35 pm
HMS, depending on the reign and the gender of the sovereign, stands for Her/His Majesty's Ship. Oddly enough, in Sweden they use the same designation--but it stands for "Hennes Majestäts Skepp". smile
Once upon a time the acronym (officially known as a prefix) was HBMS: His/Her Brittanic Majesty's Ship. smile And in Imperial Germany (WW1) the prefix was SMS, which stands for Seine Majestat Schiff--which means (and you knew this was coming...) His Majesty's Ship. smile That's my trivia for the day...
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:13 pm
You can see my video slideshow of HMS Victory in my signature to the song "Amaranth" by Nightwish. So far it's had about 3400 views since I uploaded it to YouTube in October last year, 17 ratings (4 1/2 stars out of 5) and 15 comments. Yay!
If anyone wants to know more, I'm the one to ask. smile
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