In March 1771,12-year-old Horatio Nelson received a letter from his uncle, Captain Maurice Suckling RN, directing him to report to his ship, ...
The Royal Navy flagship, known for Admiral Lord Nelson’s famous victory against Napoleon at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, ...
The relentless campaign to erase Britain's proud history continues apace. Portraits of national heroes have been taken down ...
Careful and considerate work is continuing to conserve HMS Victory and restore the Royal Navy flagship to her former glory.
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 ...
SIR - A painting of Admiral Lord Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar has been permanently removed from Parliament.
Nelson eventually met up with Admiral Jervis on the morning of the ... In a private letter to the First Lord he explained that it would be improper to distinguish one captain from another ...
The famous author briefly lived in Southampton and went dancing at the hotel, which was also visited by Queen Victoria and Admiral Lord Nelson. The four-storey hotel was recently used by the Home ...