tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post1062996127779183487..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Shugborough, StaffordshirePhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-60205617480355150262013-07-12T17:56:08.763+01:002013-07-12T17:56:08.763+01:00Stephen: The whole business was extraordinary. It ...Stephen: The whole business was extraordinary. It is amazing that Anson got back to Britain, with the Spanish treasure too. Of course, given the hundreds of crew who died, it's hard to be too flippant about it, but still: one can only assume that the Spanish were even more chaotic. Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-14409069918277518512013-07-12T10:08:20.979+01:002013-07-12T10:08:20.979+01:00How ever he Royal Navy and the British ever rule t...How ever he Royal Navy and the British ever rule the waves with planning and equipment like that? Stephen Barkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-48652078945495220882013-07-12T09:29:02.638+01:002013-07-12T09:29:02.638+01:00Fascinating - I didn't realise there was a Byr...Fascinating - I didn't realise there was a Byron connection. This Byron was John, known as 'Foulweather Jack' because of his frequent encounters with bad weather at sea. Having trained under Anson, he did his own circumnavigation, making it around the globe in under two years. Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-20701061358652710852013-07-12T09:14:54.400+01:002013-07-12T09:14:54.400+01:00I am a big fan of Admiral Anson (he trained severa...I am a big fan of Admiral Anson (he trained several famous Admirals on this voyage, including Byron's ancestor who I believe created the lakes at Newstead Abbey?) so your photos remind me of my mini-pilgrimage to Shugborough last summer. And of course ship's cats are equally revered!.<br />P.S. For Anson's voyage,read Glyn Williams' "The Prize of all the Oceans".E Berrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444426908291693984noreply@blogger.com