Adrian Tinniswood
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Yeah, we can do that, can't we?
But as a man, he was a hero.
I mean, this is a guy who the previous year, as Lord High Admiral of the fleet, had gone into battle against the Dutch, had watched a round of chain shots.
He was standing on the deck with all his senior officers, around a chain shot, hit the group.
He was miraculously almost unhurt.
His friends exploded around him.
The only damage that James Duke of York had was a cut on his forearm from a skull splinter from his best friend.
And he didn't bat an eye.
I mean, this guy was a really brave man.
And he's the fella who, with his lifeguards, rides down into the city and starts organizing proper fire prevention.
They start to pull down houses.
They evacuate whole streets.
And he gets off his horse.
He's not just kind of chucking money around.
And he starts throwing buckets of sand and water at it with the best of them.