LONDON (Reuters) - A piece of the Union Jack flag believed to have been flown from the flagship of Britain's Lord Horatio Nelson's ship during the Battle of Trafalgar sold for 297,000 pounds ($410,000 ...

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Admiral Lord Nelson’s famous last words may not have been “kiss me, Hardy,” according to a newly unearthed letter. The letter, set to be auctioned, challenges the long-held official account, which has ...

Britain celebrated one of its greatest naval victories on Tuesday but a descendant of Admiral Horatio Nelson said the Battle of Trafalgar was trying too hard not to offend historical enemies. After ...

As the great naval hero lay dying on HMS Victory on October 21, 1805, he instructed Vice-Admiral Thomas Hardy to remove some of his hair and give it to his beloved mistress, Lady Emma Hamilton. She ...

Nelson had just returned home to Merton Place, the house in Surrey he shared with his mistress Emma, Lady Hamilton, on August ...

Vice-Admiral Martin Connell lays a wreath on the deck of HMS Victory where Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson was shot during the Battle of Trafalgar, during a ceremony to mark the 219th anniversary of the ...

Original battle plans drawn by Admiral Horatio Nelson could start a bidding war worth £250,000 in New York. The plans detail Horatio's fleet to victory at Trafalgar in the early 1800s. The six-page ...