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Diana Sackville – The Lady who Liked Beer

Diana Sackville was born in 1756 as the eldest daughter to Lord George Sackville, later Lord Germain. She is described as very spirited, very vivid, strong in character and very like her father. In 1778, twenty-two years old, she married Lord Crosbie and moved to Ireland becoming the Countess of Glandore. Diana wrote a lot […]

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The Swedish Privateer and his Wife

In May 1710, Lars Gatenhielm received a letter of marque from Swedish king Charles XII. For eight years, Gatenhielm caused havoc in Kattegatt and in the North Sea, operating 50 ships and capturing more than 80 different enemy and neutral ships. In May 1718, Gatenhielm died from tuberculosis but his pirate empire was now taken […]