The publication of Nelson: The Sword of Albion, the second and final volume of John Sugden's monumental life of Horatio Nelson, is a perfect time to reflect on what the admiral's memory still means to ...
Nelson was killed by a French musket ball off Cape Trafalgar, Spain, in October 1805 LORD Nelson did not say “Kiss me, Hardy” as he died, says a newly found account of the Battle of Trafalgar. Instead ...
Four books which were part of Nelson's personal library on board HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, where he was killed in action in 1805, aged 47 are going under the hammer. Four of Lord ...