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A 'lost' painting of Britain's foremost naval hero Admiral Lord Nelson showing his facial scarring and missing eyebrow, features usually left out of portraits, is to go on display in London.
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Admiral Arthur Phillip (1738 - 1814) was the first Governor of New South Wales, and founder of the settlement which became Sydney. Phillip sailed with the First Fleet, as Governor-designate of the proposed British penal colony of New South Wales. In February 1788, he selected its location to be Port Jackson (now Sydney Harbour)
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The notorious love affair between military hero Horatio Nelson and lady-of-dubious-morals-turned-society-beauty Lady Emma Hamilton is perhaps one of the most famous of the eighteenth century. As th…
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An early portrait of the naval hero painted around the time he stayed in Greenwich Hospital
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Could the National Maritime Museum give Lord Nelson’s legacy the heave ho? That’s the dramatic spin being placed on news emerging in the run up to
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Nelson aboard Victory.
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In the letter Nelson pretends the girl is actually the daughter of a fictional Admiral called Thompson, and tries to pass himself and mistress Emma Hamilton off as the girl's godparents.
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Nelson's Column in central London
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Surrender of the San Nicolas at St Vincent
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Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in central London built to commemorate the death of Admiral Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The monument was constructed between 1840 and 1843 to a design by William Railton at a cost of £47,000. The sandstone statue of Nelson is by E. H. Baily and the four bronze lions on the base, added in 1867, were designed by Sir Edwin Landseer. The whole monument is 169ft 3ins from the bottom of the pedestal to the top of Nelson's hat. London…
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Revealed letters show Admiral Nelson (pictured) was furious at being snubbed for a large payout after capturing £650,000 worth of gold - worth £65 today - in one of the biggest ever naval coups.
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Taken during a visit atop Nelson's Column during its restoration.
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Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1758-1805, 1st Viscount Nelson - National Maritime Museum
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Richard Cavendish recreates the circumstances of Horatio Nelson's victory at Copenhagen on April 2nd, 1801.
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