Every year, on October 21st, the Royal Navy celebrates Admiral Nelson’s most famous victory, near Trafalgar in 1805 when 27 British Royal Naval ships defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet of 33 warships.
But, what if Nelson had lost? And how can we celebrate this night?
I draw upon three books:
‘The Rise and Fall of the British Empire’ by Lawrence James
‘Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World’ by Brian Lavery
‘HMS Victory’ by Peter Goodwin
I also recommend the movie ‘Master and Commander’ (2003), the TV show Hornblower (1998-2003), and the classic clip (on Youtube) of John Noakes cleaning Nelson’s Column for the children’s TV show ‘Blue Peter’.
My ‘Recommended Rabbit Hole’: Lord Cochrane. Just start with Google, see where it takes you, and let me know if you found it as fascinating as I do.
This is an annual celebration and commemoration, so this episode is a rerelease from October 21st, last year.
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