Horatio Nelson
“Let me alone: I have yet my legs and one arm. Tell the surgeon to make haste and his instruments. I know I must lose my right arm, so the…
Tag: Napoleon Bonaparte
Her Real Name Was Rose
Rose’s first husband was killed in the “reign of terror.” She had also been imprisoned for being too close to the counter-revolutionary financial circles, but was miraculously was freed with…
Istanbul
“If the earth was a single state, Istanbul would be its capital.” Napoleon Bonaparte This is not quite a tea quote, but it is one that reminds us that Istanbul…
