by Dr. James Taylor, FRSA

Discover with Dr James Taylor, a former curator of pictures at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, the extraordinary life of Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) through period paintings, drawings and prints. Nelson was a charismatic and complex character who met his premature death on the deck of HMS Victory on 21 October 1805 at the age of 47. Admired by his men afloat who recognized him as an inspirational leader Nelson was lampooned ashore for his relationship with Lady Emma Hamilton. The speaker previously spoke on Captain Robert FitzRoy, Charles Darwin and the Voyages of the HMS Beagle