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Author, musician, actor and father currently doing MA Naval History. Love to talk about the Royal Navy in the Age of Sail and Exploration, and who was the best Mr. Darcy...Matthew Macfadyen, if you were wondering! 😉
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Ahoy shipmates, with only four Patrick O'Brian left I need some recommendations for naval fiction in the Age of Sail. I've already read the Hornblower, Bolitho, Drinkwater and Kydd series. Is Ramage any good? #navalhistory #historicalfiction

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When the optician says "early signs of cataracts" and "unusual at your age", those are bad things, right? 😬

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Having been told at school that I have no musical talent, I am now officially listed as a composer. To those teachers who crushed my spirit as a child: I have taught myself to play piano, cello and guitar, and apparently I'm quite musical after all, so be careful when you tread on children's dreams.

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

I have to admit, I'm not a fan of reading hardbacks, so after finding them in a charity a year ago I kept putting off reading them...now I've found them in paperback, I'm hoping to read these soon (after finishing HMS Beagle, so that'll be three ship biographies in a row) 😁 #navalhistory

submitted 26 days ago • 2 comments

I can thoroughly recommend the podcast "Maritime History with Chris Sam's (Live and Unplugged)" by @jerijerod14.bsky.social I've been listening over the last few months and his knowledge and passion for the subject are enthralling. #navalhistory

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Not a bad haul for £17. World of Books is awesome! #navalhistory #historybooks

submitted 37 days ago • 3 comments

I'm doing a nude photoshoot tomorrow for the play I'm in where I will be tastefully concealed behind my cello (a la Austin Powers). Definitely wasn't on my 2025 bingo card! 🤣🤣

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Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad. H&S Wisdom is entirely tomato-free. It's also in rather a pickle...

submitted 86 days ago • 19 comments

I'm currently reading about the difference between wooden and iron-hulled ships. It's riveting! I'll show myself out... 😂 #navalhistory

submitted 111 days ago • 4 comments

Can anyone explain why the Chicago 17 referencing system has different rules for footnotes and bibliographies? It would be so much easier if they were the same. Footnote: comma, brackets, "ed.", no page ranges on articles. Bibliography: full stops, no brackets, "edited by", page ranges. Why? 🤷

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