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It was written in 1808 in honour of his Landseer dog, Boatswain, who had just died of rabies. When Boatswain contracted the disease, Byron reportedly nursed him without any fear of becoming bitten and infected. [1] The poem is inscribed on Boatswain's tomb, which is larger than Byron's, at Newstead Abbey, Byron's estate. [2]
Robert Ripley had drawn a picture of Boatswain's grave with the caption "Lord Byron's dog has a magnificent tomb while Lord Byron himself has none". This came as a shock to the English, particularly schoolchildren, who, Ripley said, raised funds of their own accord to provide the poet with a suitable memorial.
The rank of boatswain is the oldest rank in the Royal Navy, and its origins can be traced back to the year 1040. [2] In that year, when five English ports began furnishing warships to King Edward the Confessor in exchange for certain privileges, they also furnished crews whose officers were the master, boatswain, carpenter, and cook. [3]
The priory of St. Mary of Newstead, a house of Augustinian Canons, was founded by King Henry II of England about the year 1170, [1] as one of many penances he paid following the murder of Thomas Becket. [2] Contrary to its current name, Newstead was never an abbey: it was a priory. In the late 13th century, the priory was rebuilt and extended.
Killed in attack on open boat at Tofua May 2, 1789 George Simpson: Quartermaster's mate: Loyalist Open boat voyage Safe return, died at sea 1801 James Morrison: Boatswain's mate: Disputed Settled Tahiti Captured, convicted, pardoned, died at sea 1807 John Mills: Gunner's mate: Mutineer Sailed to Pitcairn Murdered on Pitcairn, 1793 Charles ...
Beavers are perfectly adapted for life in water and even have webbed rear feet. They have two thick, oily coats of fur to keep them warm and dry and both their ears and nostrils are valvular.
William "Willie" S. Cronan (October 23, 1883 – October 22, 1959) was a boatswain's mate serving in the United States Navy during the first half of the twentieth century who was awarded the Medal of Honor for peacetime bravery in 1906.
Archaeologists initially discovered the ancient tomb in April 2023 while exploring the necropolis, Finestre sull’Arte reported. It had been closed and untouched for about 2,600 years. It had ...