- DURATION 60 mins
Event Description
From his early years, as a seasick Midshipman serving in the West Indies with the future King William IV, to his death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, the diminutive one-eyed and one-armed sailor attracted controversy. Tricked into an unsatisfactory marriage; often seriously wounded in battle; notorious not only for his refusal to obey orders, but for his scandalous relationship with Lady Hamilton; famous for his unconventional but victorious tactics; and immortalised by death at the moment of his greatest triumph, Nelson was a highly unlikely British hero. In this talk, Joll looks behind and beyond the historical persona, and exposes little known or forgotten facts that add considerable colour to the life of England’s greatest sailor.
- Duration: 60 mins
- Online Zoom event: Join from your computer, phone or tablet (no replay available)
Meet the Host, Christopher
After Oxford University, Christopher Joll spent six years as an officer in The Life Guards. Since leaving the Army he has been involved in devising major fund-raising pageants for military charities, published six works of non-fiction, and a fifteen-volume military-historical/action-adventure series. Christopher is also a guest lecturer for Noble Caledonia and the Regimental Historian of the Household Cavalry.
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Resources
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