Admiral Lord Nelson : context and legacy

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Admiral Lord Nelson : context and legacy

edited by David Cannadine

Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson was a colourful and complex character, whose supremely successful naval career quickly attained legendary status. By 1803 he was Britain's paramount hero and already maimed with the loss of an arm and blind in one eye. He returned to war when called back in May and spent a further two years at sea before dying at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Today, two centuries after his death, the 'immortal memory' of Nelson endures. In this book, leading historians provide a radical reappraisal of his life and times.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • D.Cannadine Nelson's Predecessors
  • N.Rodger Nelson and the Media
  • C.White A Rage for Heroes: Nelson and the Naval Pantheon in St Paul's Cathedral
  • H.Hoock Nelson's Legacy in the Navy
  • J.Hattendorf Finding the Lady Nelson Letters
  • M.Downer Nelson and the British Public
  • K.Wilson Celebrating Trafalgar Day
  • J.Mackenzie

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