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Admiral Lord Nelson’s famous last words may not have been “kiss me, Hardy,” according to a newly unearthed letter. Instead, ...
Admiral Nelson defied orders—and rewrote naval history. Watch the daring maneuvers of the Battle of Cape St. Vincent unfold ...
Winter 1802, a manor house in the English countryside, Admiral Nelson is coming to dinner. The other guests hurry over as soon as he appears in the drawing room among the candelabra, wall hangings, ...
Admiral Nelson was kept at sea by angry naval bosses who wanted to frustrate his scandalous relationship with his mistress, a letter reveals. After being made Lord of the Admiralty in 1801 ...
Naval hero Admiral Nelson is to be reimagined as a gay icon for a museum event Credit: Handout The Queer History Club Night event will consider the “men who loved him”, including close friend ...
The November 1 report titled "Royal Navy Utility Today Compared with 20 Years Ago", authored by Rear-Admiral Alan Massey ... and now as Prime Minister he shows no sign of loosening the purse ...
LONDON (Reuters) - A letter by Admiral Horatio Nelson which shows the hero of Trafalgar was spoiling for a fight with his French rivals four days before the battle was sold by Sotheby's for more ...
An angry letter from Admiral Lord Nelson slamming the ... as commander in chief of the Victory, had to sign off on it. 'Nelson was a bit of a zealot in making sure his crew was well fed but ...
Nelson offered to help find Captain Charles Tyler's son Lieutenant Charles Tyler had been missing for two months after running off with an Maltese opera dancer A letter from Vice Admiral Lord ...
The letter, set to be auctioned, challenges the long-held official account, which has Nelson uttering his famous line to Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy, his flag captain. The letter will go under the ...