Nelson The Sailor
The misunderstood life & times of Horatio Nelson
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The One With Emma Hamilton
Lady Emma Hamilton, the great love of Horatio Nelson’s life, was born OTD in 1765. She began life a peasant, then married into high society, had an affair – and a lovechild – with the most famous sailor in the world, and somehow died a pauper. It’s a long and hair-raising story, which I intend […]
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St George’s Day
I’ve never really understood what these ‘Saint’ days are all about. But, seeing as it is St George’s Day – in which we English purport to celebrate a Turkish soldier killing an imaginary dragon in Libya roughly two millennia ago – I thought I’d share an anecdote that is stonkingly patriotic even by Nelson’s high standards…
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The Bee Gees Sing… Trafalgar
Researching Nelson has led me down many rabbit holes, but never did I think I’d see his death recreated by the brothers Gibb…
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The Chipping Forecast – My favourite Nelson monument
It always amazes/disappoints me to see how little Nelson is celebrated in our shared home county of Norfolk…
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Back to the Fuger – Nelson’s Finest Portrait?
I love this portrait by Friedrich Heinrich Fuger. Nelson sat for it in Vienna in 1800. It’s said to be one of the best likenesses. It is noteworthy in that he is dressed smart/casual, like a weather presenter on Countryfile or a teacher on a school trip.
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