“I have sent him a ribbon when, in fact, what he deserved was a rope.” This phrase is attributed to King George IV of England, and the ribbon in question would be that of the Order of the Bath, which had just been awarded to Edward Codrington, the admiral who had achieved victory in the […]

«Le he enviado una cinta cuando, en realidad, lo que merecía era una soga». Esta frase se atribuye al rey Jorge IV de Inglaterra y la cinta en cuestión sería la de la Orden del Baño, que acababa de conceder a Edward Codrington, el almirante que había obtenido la victoria en la batalla naval de […]