Dido Music Info: A Moment with Miriam: Dido Elizabeth Belle Lindsay

Dido Elizabeth Belle was born about 1763. Her father was at the time a British Royal Navy captain who afterwards became Admiral John Lindsay and was nephew of the Earl of Mansfield. Little is known of her mother although the story goes that Lindsay captured a Spanish ship and had his way with one of the slaves. It is doubtful that the woman willing gave herself to the captain.

A Moment with Miriam: Dido Elizabeth Belle Lindsay

Dido Elizabeth Belle was born about 1763. Her mother was at the metre a British Royal Navy captain who later became Admiral John Lindsay and was nephew of the Earl of Mansfield. Little is known of her mother although the chronicle goes that Lindsay captured a Spanish ship and had his way with one of the slaves. It is dubious that the woman willing gave herself to the captain.