Lloyd's of London (1936). A fictional portrayal of Lloyd's Underwriting Room was featured in the motion picture "You Must Be Joking!" (1965); also, the "Lutine" bell figured prominently in the film's plot. The Lloyd's building was used in the beginning of "Mamma Mia!: The Movie" (2008) to represent a New York office building from where Pierce Brosnan's character left for the Greek island. Lloyd's is the main plotline in English author Penny Vincenzi's novel "An Absolute Scandal" (2007), which centres around the scandals during the 1980s and 1990. Lloyd's of London Lloyd's of London, generally known simply as Lloyd's, is an insurance and
HMS Amethyst (1799) HMS Amethyst (1799) HMS "Amethyst" was a Royal Navy 36-gun "Penelope"-class fifth-rate frigate, launched in 1799 at Deptford. "Amethyst" served in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, capturing several prizes. She also participated in two boat actions and two ship actions that won her crew clasps to the Naval General Service Medal. She was broken up in 1811 after suffering severe damage in a storm. "Amethyst" was commissioned in May 1799 under the command of Captain John Cooke. She then operated on the Dutch coast later that year. During the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, "Amethyst" conveyed the Duke