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The Ill-Fated Invasion of Ireland and Pellew’s Blockade of Brest, Dec. 1796

August 2, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

Given Stephen Maturin’s overwhelming hatred of Napoleon, it is sometimes easy to forget that in his youth he not only studied in France, but was a Republican and a fervent believer in the goals of […]

The Rising of the United Irishmen

May 5, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

“I cannot, by any possible energy of words, express to you the blundering, the delay, the murderous confusion and the stupidity of it all. It accomplished nothing; it delayed independence for a hundred years; it […]