Talk:William Hoste

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There is a lot more to be said about William Hoste, and I'm going to make some incremental changes, which I will explain here as I go along. I've got a copy of Tom Pocock's biography on its way from Amazon, so in the meantime I'll start working from my own notes from the same book.

Added details of Godwick Hall - Edward Coke is the connection between Dixon Hoste and Horatio Nelson. Later note to be added about that. William went to the Paston School at North Walsham, a grammar school founded by Sir William Paston in 1606, where Nelson had also been a few years earlier. There should be a Wikipedia article about Paston - another project perhaps. No evidence that William's relationship with Nelson was influenced by their common schooling, but worth noting that a small and rather obscure Norfolk grammar school educated two such notable naval officers of the period.Thomsk 15:47, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Nelson's patronage was key to Hoste's later career. Coke is the common contact that made the initial introduction between Nelson and Dixon Hoste, who apparently had little influence of his own.Thomsk 16:18, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

More details added of Hoste's early career, up to his appointment as commander of HMS Mutine. I need to come back and check this section for links to existing articles in Wikipedia.Thomsk 16:30, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Also need to come back and add sub-headings.Thomsk 16:31, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Various changes to the early part of the article. First sub-headings added. Landlord was Thomas Coke, not Edward. He was a Whig like Dixon Hoste, whereas I think Nelson was a Tory. Not sure how relevant this is, so I haven't mentioned it in the article pending further research. Thomsk 12:26, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I think this is a bit more complete now. All of the 1911 Brittanica material has gone, all sections expanded and relevant links added. I've probably missed other links, and it could do with a proof-read. Lots more material available - Battle of Lissa article could be significantly expanded.Thomsk 15:33, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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