PLANNING permission has been granted for the removal of two historic figureheads from the wall of HMS Nelson Wardroom due to concerns over their ‘deteriorating’ condition. Did you know with a Digital ...
HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's historic flagship from which he led the Royal Navy to a famous victory over Napoleon's fleet at Trafalgar is being rebuilt - using wood from France. More than two centuries ...
FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 file photo, Sotheby's employees adjust a frame with a fragment of the Union Flag, which flew from HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, in London. Sotheby's ...
The move sparked outrage yesterday, with ex-Navy chief Lord West blasting: “Lord Nelson will be spinning in his grave. “But I do understand that they need to use the best wood, I just wish we had ...
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Below is my Grandfathers Service record from the war and an extract from a letter written by him to one of his grandsons. Unfortunatley my grandfather passed away in 1987. My grandfather was mobilised ...
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A letter written by Lord Nelson while on his flagship HMS Victory has sold for £17,000 to a private buyer. The 1804 letter was written when Nelson was "attempting to lure the French and Spanish fleet ...
LONDON -- Sotheby's auction house says a fragment of the red, white and blue "Victory Jack" flag that flew from Adm. Horatio Nelson's flagship during the Battle of Trafalgar has sold for 297,000 ...
In this Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 file photo, Sotheby's employees adjust a frame with a fragment of the Union Flag, which flew from HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, in London. Sotheby's auction ...