Sievers wrote from Gibraltar on October 27, 1805: 'Lord Nelson in the Victory engaged the French Admiral most closely, during the heat of the action his Lordship was wounded with a grapeshot in ...

The British Navy—which was made great, according to one Winston Churchill, by “rum, sodomy and the lash”—led by Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated the combined fleets of the Spaniards ...

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 ...

Portraits of national heroes including Admiral Lord Nelson, Sir Francis Drake and Elizabeth I have been taken down in the Palace of Westminster in favour of modern icons such as... Pixie Balls-Cooper.

The first Royal Navy vessel to bear the name Agamemnon saw action at the Battle of Trafalgar and is remembered as Vice Admiral Lord Nelson's favorite ship. The remains of the original Nelson's ...

Careful and considerate work is continuing to conserve HMS Victory and restore the Royal Navy flagship to her former glory.

The Vice Admiral's coat was made for display purposes and the black ... A bust of Henry V was purchased from the sale of Lord Nelson's effects and this was placed in the Jerusalem Chamber at the Abbey ...

Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the naval dockyard was once the home of the British fleet during the Napoleonic Wars, and served as the headquarters of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson from 1784 ...

Admiral Lord Nelson’s indelible mark on British history extends far beyond his iconic victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.

Admiral Sir George Zambellas has superseded Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope as the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval ... highest-ranking sailor sat at Nelson’s table in the great cabin of his ...

SIR - A painting of Admiral Lord Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar has been permanently removed from Parliament.