Born on 29 September 1758 in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, Horatio Nelson was the sixth of the 11 children of a clergyman. He joined the navy aged 12, on a ship commanded by a maternal uncle.

The British Navy—which was made great, according to one Winston Churchill, by “rum, sodomy and the lash”—led by Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated the combined fleets of the Spaniards ...

The Abbey collection contains one of the best likenesses of the great Admiral, Horatio, Viscount Nelson ... A bust of Henry V was purchased from the sale of Lord Nelson's effects and this was placed ...

A hotel that is believed to have once hosted Lord Nelson has said newly granted planning permission has saved it from closure ...

In March 1771,12-year-old Horatio Nelson received a letter from his uncle, Captain Maurice Suckling RN, directing him to report to his ship, ...

Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the naval dockyard was once the home of the British fleet during the Napoleonic Wars, and served as the headquarters of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson from 1784 ...

Named after British naval hero Lord Horatio Nelson, the "Nellie" or "the Pink Lady," as it's affectionately called by locals, first opened her doors in 1899. Guests would arrive in Cape Town on ...