Three years later he was one of seven bishops imprisoned in the Tower of London by the Catholic James II. Shipshape & Bristol fashion: Nine fascinating pictures of our maritime past.A real Jonathan Trelawney, from Cornwall, became Bishop of Bristol in 1685. In the book, Squire Trelawney comes to Bristol from Devon, to find a ship and fit it out for the voyage to Treasure Island. Admiral John Benbow was a 17th century naval officer and privateer – the polite word for a pirate – who sailed from Bristol.Īnd in the 21st century there are still Admiral Benbows around – there’s one in Penzance. But it’s a name with roots in a real person. Treasure Island starts in Devon, at the Admiral Benbow inn, the home of young Jim Hawkins. We asked Show of Strength theatre company and the Long John Silver Trust to tell us some of their favourite Treasure Island facts: 1. But exactly what are the city's connections? The book dates back to the late 1800s and is said to feature people and places from Bristol. Treasure Island is an adventure story written by Robert Louis Stevenson which tells of pirates, parrots and treasure.
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