The Nelson Timeline
A timeline of key events in the life of Horatio Nelson. This will grow as I add more content. One step at a time and all that…
1758 – September 29th
Horatio (Horace) Nelson born in this parsonage in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk
Read more about the home here
1767 – December 26th
The death of Nelson’s mother, Catherine, aged forty-two (Nelson himself was nine)
Read more here
1765 – April 26th
On the other side of the country, the great love of Nelson’s life was born.
Read more about Lady Emma Hamilton’s early years here
1805 – October 21st
Horatio Nelson dies at the Battle of Trafalgar
Nelson The Sailor 