The name is closely linked to the triumphant history of Admiral Nelson and the 19th century Royal Navy. Defence Procurement Minister James Cartlidge said: “HMS Agamemnon will play a vital role ...
A room at Greenwich's Old Royal Naval College where Admiral Nelson's body was taken after his death at the Battle of Trafalgar has reopened to the public. The Nelson Room has undergone a year-long ...
Earlier that same year, Nelson was promoted to vice-admiral. Over the period 1794 to 1805, under Nelson's leadership, the Royal Navy proved its supremacy over the French. His most famous ...
A statue of Admiral Lord Nelson has been defaced with spray paint. It is on grounds owned by Norwich Cathedral, which said that "although a national hero, [he] was also like all of us flawed in ...
The bill for Nelson's extravagant Worcester breakfast service arrived 1 week after his state funeral.In August 1802, the 19th century celebrities, Admiral Nelson and his mistress the beautiful ...
The vast collection of museum-grade works was started in the 1950s when prices were rock bottom A collection of over 300 museum-worthy 19th-century paintings and decorative works of art ...
The Abbey collection contains one of the best likenesses of the great Admiral, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, who died at the battle of Trafalgar (off the south coast of Spain) on 21st October 1805. This ...