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Wow!
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I’ve always been amused that in these old wrecks all the steel has oxidized away but all the iron and bronze is still there.
Superb!
Very few people of this era could swim. The ships boats were inadequate for the numbers on board and crews had great difficulties launching boats once aground. Founding at sea was close to being a death sentence. I suspect that the survival of the Duke of York and John Churchill was a function of the work of their entourages.
I wonder who was wrong about their route, the Duke or the pilot?
If the Duke of York had drowned during the sinking, English history would have been a bit different—no need for a “Glorious Revolution” as William and Mary would have inherited the throne when Charles II died in 1685.
“..in addition there were also some unopened bottles, with wine still inside—offering exciting opportunities for future research.”
Party in the lab tonight!!!
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Excellent post!
That wine is well aged. Or vinegar, maybe.
James who may have been a disaster as a monarch, was an excellent sailor and often knew more than specialists about a question of ship handling or fleet administration. His analysis may very well been correct in this case.