tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post982808092221227594..comments2024-03-28T12:00:29.857+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: Georgian and Regency GreenwichLouise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-62790581468709730592011-12-13T14:57:56.206+00:002011-12-13T14:57:56.206+00:00Thank you, Jan!Thank you, Jan!Nicola Cornickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12916076219284821820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-534334155015701042011-12-11T14:02:55.253+00:002011-12-11T14:02:55.253+00:00Fascinating incidents, Nicola!Fascinating incidents, Nicola!Jan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471022034388834235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-43128621106148025272011-12-09T09:57:49.344+00:002011-12-09T09:57:49.344+00:00Oh, me too, Elizabeth!Oh, me too, Elizabeth!Nicola Cornickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12916076219284821820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-63164922578347529002011-12-08T20:51:37.305+00:002011-12-08T20:51:37.305+00:00Terrific post, Nicola. I'd love to go to an in...Terrific post, Nicola. I'd love to go to an indecorous masked ball in the Blackheath candle-lit caverns! And meet a handsome, masked and dangerously exciting stranger, of course!Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-5882735998959830772011-12-08T15:30:16.857+00:002011-12-08T15:30:16.857+00:00Thanks, Liz! I do love discovering all these obscu...Thanks, Liz! I do love discovering all these obscure details. They always add colour to a story and make the history real to me.<br /><br />Maggie, I think they didn't bury Nelson at sea simply because he was a national hero and they wanted to honour him with a state funeral. Which of course meant that the poor man had to be pickled in brandy!Nicola Cornickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12916076219284821820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-64619552187940462592011-12-08T00:43:03.387+00:002011-12-08T00:43:03.387+00:00Was there a reason for not burying Nelson at sea? ...Was there a reason for not burying Nelson at sea? Was the Seaman's Hosptial used as a holding until he could be buried? I know embalming use not practiced in the United States until the Civil War.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318807054411321935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-5228900334648635972011-12-07T19:14:37.926+00:002011-12-07T19:14:37.926+00:00Nicola, as always, you set out such fascinating ti...Nicola, as always, you set out such fascinating tidbits. Best wishes for success of Desired.Liznoreply@blogger.com