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Written by Michael Jarvis
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It is easy to misplace a heart—lovesick teenagers do it all the time. Composed of soft tissue, actual hearts quickly decompose in the ground and leave no physical traces for archaeologists to find. I hoped that the rest of Sir George’s body could be more easily and decisively located, and I knew exactly where to look: Whitchurch Canonicorum, near his hometown of Lyme Regis in Dorset. Luckily, my wife’s parents live only 30 miles away in Sherborne, and we planned to ... |
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Written by Michael Jarvis
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Sir George Somers has been receiving a lot of attention in recent years. We all know (or should, by now) the story of Bermuda’s founding and the role that he played in the “wreck and redemption” of the Sea Venture and her people. It is an irresistibly dramatic story: a war veteran is called out of retirement to save a flagging mission of national importance. He meets a sudden, unprecedented storm but, against all odds, survives and leads his wards to safety. He disc... |
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Written by Gavin Shorto
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My guess is that the Tuckers have produced more talented sons and daughters than any other family connected with Bermuda. They’ve been sailors, soldiers, lawyers, judges, doctors, missionaries and politicians, among other things, and have stood out in all those professions.
The Bermuda branch of the family has played a part in our history since the Virginia Company sent Captain Daniel Tucker to succeed Richard Moore as governor in 1616. The Tuckers are also t... |
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Written by Gavin Shorto
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Drive into the grounds of the Cabinet Office from Court Street. About 20 yards in, stop and look to your right. You should be in front of an obelisk made of granite. And if the sun is setting, you might be able to make out an inscription and a portrait in sunken relief on its southern face.
It’s a likeness of Major General Sir William Reid, KCB, FRS, who was our governor from 1839 to 1846. The obelisk was, the inscription says, erected in his memory by the people... |
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