tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881811987987045711.post1204557681284910755..comments2024-03-23T18:12:43.833+00:00Comments on Once I Was A Clever Boy: Progress on recreating two historic ships Once I Was A Clever Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01367322665145704342noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881811987987045711.post-89883733600191382212023-01-07T19:27:49.586+00:002023-01-07T19:27:49.586+00:00I have now read the Elizabeth Waugaman article whi...I have now read the Elizabeth Waugaman article which makes a very credible case indeed. Thank you once again.Once I was a Clever Boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881811987987045711.post-12029278098555126172023-01-07T19:17:42.774+00:002023-01-07T19:17:42.774+00:00Thank you for this and for the link to the Waugama...Thank you for this and for the link to the Waugaman article.Once I was a Clever Boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881811987987045711.post-40335130924161143432023-01-07T17:25:14.476+00:002023-01-07T17:25:14.476+00:00The schematic drawings in the Telegraph article do...The schematic drawings in the Telegraph article don't look quite right, because the ship had a front figurehead of a young boy (his then six year old son William Rufus) blowing a trumpet.<br /><br />One can well imagine the young William having previously been given a trumpet as a present, and driving everyone potty by marching around constantly blowing it!<br /><br />John R Ramsden<br /><br />P.S. It was his wife, Matilda, who had arranged for the Mora to be built and given to Duke William as a birthday gift. The following is an interesting article on the origin of the name "Mora":<br /><br />https://thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2014/09/12/the-meaning-of-mora-the-flagship-matilda-of-flanders-gave-william-the-conqueror-a-guest-post-by-elisabeth-waugaman/<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com