A New Nelson Society Website
The Nelson Society website is currently being completely revised and improved and will be launched in a few months time. Please watch this space.
A New Nelson Society Membership Category for those Aged Under 25
The Nelson Society is pleased to announce a new membership category for those aged under 25 and is available for the reduced rate of £15 p.a.. Full details can be found on the Join The Nelson Society page.
Waterloo Association Autumn Lecture Weekend
Members may interested in the following event. Please note the event is not organised by The Nelson Society.
Waterloo Association Autumn Lecture Weekend – Peterborough
Friday 24th October to Sunday 26th October 2025
Bull Hotel, Westgate, Peterborough, PE1 1RX
This weekend we will spotlight on the world of […]
Nelson & the slave trade – A Lecture at Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
Nelson & the slave trade
A lecture by The Nelson Society Chairman Chris Brett on Monday 5 February 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm in Bath
For more details and tickets please Click Here
NELSON and the SLAVE TRADE a new book by Nelson Society Chairman Chris Brett
NELSON and the SLAVE TRADE by Chris Brett
In recent years Admiral Lord Nelson’s reputation has come under close examination, in light of Britain’s colonial past and slave trade history. Nelson has been accused of being racist, a white supremacist and pro-slavery. The source of […]
NELSON LETTER A FORGERY
NELSON LETTER A FORGERY
It was announced in today’s Daily Mail that a letter written by Lord Nelson, to wealthy slave owner Simon Taylor in 1805, had been forged by the anti-abolitionist movement to support its case against the abolition of slavery. That article by Martyn Downer draws on research undertaken in conjunction with The […]
Nelson and the Slave Trade: A Position Statement by The Nelson Society
THE NELSON SOCIETY
President: The Hon Peregrine Nelson Hood
Nelson and the Slave Trade: A Position Statement by The Nelson Society
Nelson and the Slave Trade: A Position Statement […]