Found - Hornblower battle sequences transported to 1599!

Watching a documentary about Elizabeth 1 last week saw some Hornblower footage in a very surprising place. Strange, but true - and could also be an inspiration.

( while looking )

Hello all! As you've all probably noticed, I haven't posted a caption contest this week. This is because I am and I'm going to be rather busy this weekend so I won't have the time to moderate one ( Read more... )

Every moment, every action, in his history of the universe has its multiple outcomes, its divergent pathways, its potentials. The future is unlimited - all possibilities are there. But unless we make that choice to open the box, we won't know what could be ( Read more... )

I hae posted on my journal page here a review of two very useful French archive sites for Age of Sail researchers and hope to update it as I use the archive long distance to reflect how it actually goes in practice.
sample pages etc are shown in the post.Also posting this link on anything_aos

Here's a question for everyone to kick-start the weekend.

If you had to be a character from the Hornblower universe (books + tv series), who would you be and why?

Would your answer change if you only had to fill in the role for a few days?

(And don't forget to submit your entries to this week's caption contest!)

A few years back, I was writing a silly little fic wherein Archie, Bush, and Horatio (or the Holy Trinity of Hornblower Sexiness, as I call them, HTHS for short) wind up becoming Animagi. I eventually scrapped it on grounds of excess ridiculousness, but it got me thinking ( Read more... )

OK, the discussion about colour schemes (which resulted in speculation about our heroes' fashion senses) on Anteros's review of Mr Midshipman Hornblower got me thinking. We know our heroes all look fantastic in uniform ... but how would they dress if left to their own devices? How would they adhere to fashion trends of the day, if at all? Would any ( Read more... )

When I first established this community I ask people in their introductory posts what their favourite ship is. "Ship" as in relationships - although many of you answered in the more literal term ( Read more... )

And a question for discussion ( Read more... )