A fact from The Lass of Richmond Hill appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 January 2013 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that "The Lass of Richmond Hill", said to be one of George III's favourite songs, was written by an Irish republican revolutionary leader who became a British government double agent?
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In encyclopaedias, people are normally referred to by their last name. Is there a reason to treat Frances l'Anson differently? Surtsicna (talk) 15:27, 2 January 2013 (UTC)Reply
Well, the main reason I reverted you was that the name was wrong: it's I'Anson not Anson. In an earlier version I mentioned her father in the first sentence and it was to distinguish her from him - I'd forgotten that I removed that when I reverted you. However, looking at it again, in this context the surname does seem inappropriate. It's effectively a discussion of a character in a song rather than real person in a bio piece (although literally it is a bio piece) and I think the context lends itself more to "Frances". DeCausa (talk) 15:42, 2 January 2013 (UTC)Reply
