The Fortunes of the Sea ; Chris Upton Looks at How One of the Great Heroes of the Royal Navy Made a Mint Throughout His Career

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t's ironic that one of the nation's most celebrated naval heroes hailed from a county with no coastline.

It was in Staffordshire that George Anson was born in 1697 and where, 65 eventful years later, they brought him back to be buried. In between, you might have caught up with him in the Azores, the Caribbean, South America or China.

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The Fortunes of the Sea ; Chris Upton Looks at How One of the Great Heroes of the Royal Navy Made a Mint Throughout His Career

A naval career made Anson an extraordinarily wealthy man, the benefits of which were largely enjoyed by his brother, when he set about rebuilding Shugborough Hall. George Anson remains a powerful hidden presence at Shugborough, despite the f...

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