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2 months ago

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4 months ago

The British naval hero made the kind offer in a letter to his wine merchant in 1802, around four years after he and Lady Emma Hamilton began their affair.
Nelson's watch was inserted into its current carriage clock case by his niece, Lady Bridport, in the 1840s. It was salvaged from Nelson's body as he lay dying at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
Lord Nelson and Emma Hamilton were obsessed with each other during their six-year roller coaster romance, which resulted in the birth of a love child
More than 200 years after she died in debt and destitution at the age of 49, scientists believe they have rediscovered the face of Lady Emma Hamilton, Lord Nelson's infamous lover.

5 months ago

Nelson had his right limb blown off during the Battle of Santa Cruz in Tenerife in 1797. Five months after the remains of his limb was amputated, he wrote to a London curate.

8 months ago

It was displayed at the front of HMS Royal Sovereign which led one of the columns during the seismic battle on October 21, 1805.
Matthew Haley was presented with an intriguing letter written by Lord Nelson about a sheep during an episode of the BBC show.

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