Admiral Lord Cochrane, 237 today
Dec. 15th, 2012 12:37 amIt's still the 14th of December in some parts of the world, so...born on this day in 1775 Thomas Cochrane, Admiral of the Red, 10th Earl of Dundonald, 1st Marquess of Maranhão.

This lovely portrait is from the National Portrait Gallery and is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY NC ND licence.

This lovely portrait is from the National Portrait Gallery and is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY NC ND licence.
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At the moment I am listening to BBC4 Warhorses of Letters and am sporfling my way through it. It is so delightful. You do know it, don't you?
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Date: 2012-12-16 09:48 pm (UTC)I have heard a few reviews of War Horses of Letters but I haven't had a chance to listen to any of yet. I must check the iPlayer to see if it's online. Perhaps I could listen to it over the holidays.
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Date: 2012-12-17 05:35 am (UTC)The series is completely bonkers, but you might find links to downloads on this page. Marengo won me over when he confided that he was technically a pony, but looked taller with his mane fluffed up