• CHARS

Babbage

- number 1 Dorset Street, Marleybone, Babbage’s principal residence.


Bastet

(male cat), three glass counters which edged the shop,

Bonaparte:
10 fun facts about napoleon bonaparte from OpenAI


1. Napoleon was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica.


2. At age 9, he was sent to a French military school in mainland France.


3. He was a general during the French Revolution and helped lead the country to victory in the French Revolutionary Wars.


4. In 1799, he staged a coup and became First Consul of the French Republic.


5. In 1804, he was crowned Emperor of the French.


6. He is one of the most famous and controversial figures in world history.


7. Napoleon was an excellent military strategist and is considered one of the greatest commanders in history.


8. He was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and was exiled to the island of Saint Helena, where he died in 1821.


9. His legacy is complex and he remains a highly controversial figure.


10. There are many places named after him, including the city of Napoleon, Ohio.



1. Napoleon was born in the town of Ajaccio on the French island of Corsica. 2. His parents were Carlo and Letizia Bonaparte. 3. Napoleon had 7 brothers and sisters. 4. At the age of 9, Napoleon was sent to a military school in France. 5. In 1793, Napoleon became a general in the French army. 6. In 1799, Napoleon overthrew the French government and became the ruler of France. 7. In 1804, Napoleon crowned himself emperor of France. 8. Napoleon was a very short man. He was only 5 feet, 2 inches tall. 9. Napoleon was a very talented military leader. He won many important battles. 10. Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba in 1814. He returned to France in 1815 but was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.


Harley, Captain

[Captian born c.1764 = 1778 (14) cabin boy – now 56!]

Catskill, Agent

  • Names aka : Lady Falstaff, Catskill, Madeleine Grant,

  • “...allowing her golden hair to tumble down, revealing the beautiful face...” C2:3

  • daughter/neice of ___Grant, works for Secret Intelligence Directorate (Wellington)

  • c1 “smoke pipe” – “Mr Catskill's ebullient walk. With one hand the spy swung an ornate cane with each step whilst, with the other, he waved a bag of smelling salts around theatrically, occasionally pressing it over his nose, presumably to moderate the stench of the street. Together with the turquoise pea-coat, stockings and buckled shoes, Agent Catskill looked cut quite a dash as a Dandy of the first order.”

Dench

  • with her gold-grey ringlets tucked neatly under a bonnet, Dench looked like she could be a much-loved aunty until Millie looked at her cold face, hard as stone.

Home Sec

  • Dog called Bessy

  • lives in Spring Gardens,

  • small blue piercing eyes c1ch8

IKB

  • mop of brown hair, brown eyes, lank brown hair

  • "And I can't even swim," Isambard said, (C2:1)

  • read more here (link to historical profile)

Isambard's Godfather

Madagascar

  • (piercing) blue eyes

Millie (Millicent)

  • long red hair (c1 A1), “blue eyes and long, fiery hair” c1ch7

  • curls of red hair (c2)

  • works at BSMC for the formidable Mrs Ground

  • Training to be a Magyk


MArc Brunel:

https://julianstockwin.com/2015/04/02/worlds-first-factory-assembly-line/




Robepspierre

  • Death scene (Wiki)

Fun facts about maximillien robespierre (from OpenAI): 1. Maximillien Robespierre was born in Arras, France on May 6, 1758. 2. Robespierre studied law at the Collège de Louis-le-Grand in Paris and was admitted to the bar in 1781. 3. Robespierre became a member of the Jacobin Club, a political club dedicated to the overthrow of the monarchy, in 1789. 4. Robespierre was elected to the Estates-General in 1789, where he represented the Third Estate. 5. Robespierre was a member of the National Assembly from 1789 to 1791. 6. Robespierre was a member of the Committee of Public Safety from 1793 to 1794. 7. Robespierre was arrested and executed by guillotine on July 28, 1794.

Ruthven (George)

- was a mountain of a man, looming over them, blue eyes piercing through the shocks of black hair and beard. (C1 Act 1 ch6)

- .“Ruthven’s address to be a terraced cottage on Stepney Green” – C1 Ch11

- “Apprentices of the Peace” – name for the three of htem when they work for Ruthven

- image of Ruthven: https://www.catostreetconspiracy.org.uk/the-plot/the-bow-street-runners

Parachemical Soc:

  • crest = snake and a star interwoven.

  • Grandmaster

  • “their rich black robes somehow irridecscent, the deep sheen on them catching the light and revealing intricate patterns that writhed and swirled until, as Milile peered at them, they became shy and still.” C2 in forest

  • Mr Hardlygrieve and Mrs Dench - “We represent the Office of Internal Investigations at the Parachemical Society. We are looking into claims of the abuse of magic.”


Sidmouth

Dog = Bessy

Young, Thomas

– [dates] = whisp grey hair C2 Ch6)

William

– blond curls (mop of blond hair)

Wellington:

  • known as “The Boot”. Head of [SIGuard]

  • Irregular Committee c1 – role - Parliamentary Committee for Irregular Activities

  • read more here (link to historical profile)




Book 2 - Drabble's Tea Shop

ParaChem crest = snake and star interwoven




Cast my book?

Cast

  • Napoleon – Tom Hollander





  • Esmerelda – Miriam margolys / Dawn French

  • Mad – Jennifer saunders

  • Faraday – Emma Thompson



  • Hg = Pete Postlethwaite or Jeremy Brett

  • Catskill


  • Sidmouth

  • Ruthven

    • Tom Hardy (Taboo)

Mrs Faraday

(mother of Michael Faraday - link from article in Science)

Thomas Young (

Wave theory of light

Double-slit experiment

Astigmatism

Young–Dupré equation

Young–Helmholtz theory

Young–Laplace equation

Young temperament

Young's Modulus

Young's rule

Wiki