Post by Pip Wilson on Sept 26, 2003 2:16:26 GMT -5
“Elizabeth Sydenham, wife of Sir Francis Drake, advised that her husband had been killed by the Spaniards, was on her way to marry another man when a bolt of lightning struck the ground at her very feet. Elizabeth interpreted it as a sign that her husband was still alive and called off the wedding. Later Sir Francis returned from his naval expedition ...alive and well.” Source www.mail-archive.com/aikenstrivia@topica.com/msg00086.html