Sir Richard Burton - Explorer & Writer

Bill McNaught


Region:
South East
Notice Period:
Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
Type:
Retirement hobby
Fee:
Paid: £45 plus modest travel expenses
Category:
History
Updated:
9th August 2018

Burton served in India as an officer with the East India Company, became fluent in 29 languages, including Arabic, and went on the discover Lake Tanganyika. He was one of the first non-Muslims to enter Mecca, the Forbidden City, disguised as a pilgrim, and the talk explains the ritual of the Haji pilgrimage.

Burton also travelled widely in the USA and South America ending his career as British Consul in Damascus and Trieste. He translated and wrote numerous books and was knighted by Queen Victoria.

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About Bill McNaught

I started work in 1961 as a Westland Helicopters engineering apprentice spending 25 years with the company before moving on to manage a number of other aviation and defence companies. I retired in 2008 and started giving talks as a hobby. My talks are all the result of extensive research of the subject and I try and include as many pictures and film as possible. I particularly like ‘fascinating historical characters’ .


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