Age of Sail Despatches #6

[sharpiefan]

Fanfic:
Coincidence Chapter 3 by latin_cat (PG)(StC) AU StC/Doctor Who. It's 1809, and the Doctor finds a familiar face on board a ship. Bolitho, Bush, Leat, Deverel, Terpsichores, the Eighth Doctor, Charley Pollard
Sharpe's Marines Part 1: Beat to Quarters! by sharpiefan(G) “What did Sharpe and the Marines of HMS Pucelle really make of each other?” Sharpe, Llewellyn, Chase, various Marines

Of historical interest:
sharpiefan informs us that the Mail Online has published an article with a letter from a sailor at Trafalgar
oursin links to an article about Jane Austen's writing style not being hers

Miscellany and meta:
vanilla_elf tells us Garrow's Law returns in Week 46
vanilla_elf tells us there will be sailors and mollies in the new Garrow's Law
vanilla_elf informs us that Richard Griffiths will play King George II in the new POTC
vanilla_elf asks whether two extras on the set of POTC are soldiers or pirates in disguise
lokei asks for advice on how to tie queues
sharpiefan asks if anyone would be interested in an AoS RPG

Communities and challenges:

Rec of the Week:
Casting Loose by idler_1814 (G) Loyalty and duty had been always intertwined, inseparable. Bush.

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Note: For fic links, M&C = Master and Commander or Aubreyad, HH = Hornblower, POTC = Pirates of the Caribbean, S = Sharpe, StC = Show the Colours. Others will be added as required.