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Cheney Seton, died in a carriage accident whilst carrying their unborn child. His relationship with the second, Belinda, the mother of his child Elizabeth, deteriorated when it became clear that she was nothing like the person he thought he married and was a very selfish individual. Estranged from her and his daughter, he carried on an increasingly public affair with Lady Catherine Somervell, who was his wife in all but name until his death.
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Among the men of the fleet, Bolitho is known as a demanding but scrupulously fair and humane captain. The men sometimes refer to him, though never to his face, as "Equality Dick". His reputation as a paragon of decency in a brutal world creates a fierce sense of loyalty among those who serve under him.
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Reeman's own Royal Navy career and lifelong interest in sailing informed his seafaring novels. He saw active service with the Royal Navy during the Second World War, serving in the North Sea, Arctic, Atlantic and Mediterranean campaigns. Starting as a midshipman on destroyers, he later transferred to
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Officers and men who serve under Bolitho frequently choose, when given the chance, to do so again. Ships in the squadrons he commands as a senior officer are frequently commanded by men who had served as his lieutenants when he was a captain. His most lasting relationships are with Thomas Herrick—a
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Among his fellow officers, Bolitho is known for his tactical ingenuity, his daring, and his disregard of both convention and political expediency. He rises to high rank—despite the opposition of less competent men—because of his ability to win crucial victories against seemingly impossible odds.
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Bolitho had a number of romances. One of the first was Viola Raymond, the wife of an English diplomat. She died while Bolitho and a small number of his crew were stranded in a boat in the tropics, but it was her courage and sacrifice that rallied the crew. Bolitho married twice. His first wife,
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The foundation stone for the Church was laid in August 1662 and it was consecrated in 1665, so in comparison with many other Cornish churches the Church of King Charles the Martyr is practically new!
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Adam's role in the series steadily increases as Richard ages and achieves high rank. After Richard's death, he becomes the principal character in the series.
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in Cornwall. In reality, the house is not near Falmouth at all, so Reeman "relocated" it for his novels. However, the
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officer who is another main character in Reeman's novels, succeeding the previous main character, Richard Bolitho.
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fellow officer and his oldest friend—and John Allday, a former Cornish shepherd who became Bolitho's coxswain and
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Douglas Reeman uses some real locations as settings for his stories. The fictitious Bolitho ancestral home near
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Several omnibus editions have also been released which collect multiple books from the series into one volume:
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was inspired by a house which Reeman saw and photographed in the 1960s at Philleigh near the
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in 1776, helping to secure a decisive British victory in the largest battle of the entire
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officer who is the main character in Reeman's novels. Bolitho was born in 1756 in
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motor torpedo boats, where he was twice mentioned in dispatches.
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Falmouth, Cornwall
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