Monthly Archives: November 2023

It was not too long before the House of Lords convened again, with another baronet in the dock. “What is your name?” Viscount Montgomery asked the Vice Admiral. “My name is John Maxwell,” the admiral replied. “Do you know why … Continue reading →

A young man sat at the bar, surrounded on all sides by the titled nobility of Great Britain. “What is your name?” the lord in charge of the proceedings asked the man. “My name is John Temple,” he replied. “Do … Continue reading →

Robert Woods spent enough time in chains to wonder if he had been forgotten. To be sure, he knew that he was not entirely forgotten, because the garrison did come and feed him and apologize to him for not being … Continue reading →

While there were a lot of trials going on in London, at the same time there was a great deal of business going on elsewhere that I feel it necessary to explain, dear reader. As Francisco de Miranda had warned … Continue reading →

When Vice Admiral Maxwell arrived in St. Augustine with his paroled troops, he expected to find himself celebrated. What he found was something different. Not long after he arrived in town, he found himself with a visitor from among the … Continue reading →

When Robert returned from his visit to Freetown, he found that Nassau looked much the same as when he had left it, which is about as he had expected. When he visited the fortress where the Vice Admiral, who also … Continue reading →