09-23-2018, 10:04 PM
(09-23-2018, 04:57 PM)Nathan Ross Wrote:(09-22-2018, 02:23 PM)Renatus Wrote: 'Boudica's Last Stand' is better than most
I find the idea of a 'Last Stand' a bit melodramatic and Victorian!
I take your point (although that is in the title of this thread), particularly since it conjures up the notion of Custer's Last Stand, when Custer was overwhelmed by superior numbers. In this case it was Boudica who had the numbers. 'Boudica's Last Battle' is probably preferable.
(09-23-2018, 04:57 PM)Nathan Ross Wrote: I recall there was a discussion about battlefield remains (or 'cremains') somewhere earlier on this thread.
As I remember it, we were concentrating on the vast numbers of British dead, the conclusion being that, after the removal of the ironmongery, the bodies were left to be disposed of by the local wildlife, notably pigs!
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)