REFLECTIONS OF AN OUTGOING CHAIRMAN

REFLECTIONS OF AN OUTGOING CHAIRMAN – MY PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LAST THREE YEARS AS CHAIRMAN OF THE NELSON SOCIETY…………….Graham Capel

My three years as Chairman of The Nelson Society came to an end on 31st December 2022.  It was certainly an eventful time, and very busy with a lot to think about all […]

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The Nelson Society 2023 Calendar Now On Sale.

Don’t forget your 2023 Calendar produced for The Nelson Society.

Now selling for £15.00 including postage.

This would make an ideal Christmas present. Postal strike permitting!

Click on the link below to purchase.

The Nelson Society 2023 Calendar

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Reflections on the Jubilee

Reflections on the Jubilee by Jeanette Ryder
I only moved to Romsey last year and was so pleased to see Lord Nelson’s message represented by flags reading the inspiring message, England expects that every man will do his duty.
I found this so relevant as Nelson’s […]

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Nelson Lecture Series at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

Members may be interested in the Nelson Lecture Series at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich: from Wednesday 6 April 2022

Each lecture will be held in the Queen Mary Undercroft, (underneath the Chapel), from 7pm-8pm, with an opportunity to visit the newly refurbished Nelson Room and Painted […]

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HMS Invincible: final report

The Nelson Society was pleased to support the excavation of HMS Invincible.  We have recently received the final report on the project.

 

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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 […]

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Pickle Night USA

The Society has been notified of the following Pickle Night celebrations which members may wish to support.

American Friends of the National Museum of the Royal Navy cordially invite you to attend

New York City Pickle Night

Join this Virtual Live Event

Thursday, November 5, 2020. Streaming live at 6pm EST.

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HMS Invincible – Further Update

 

Members will be interested in the following update on the HMS Invincible excavation, which the Society has been pleased to support.

 

 

 

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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 […]

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Anna Tribe

We regret to report the death of Anna Tribe OBE JP, on 26 April 2020.
Anna was the great-great-great granddaughter of Nelson and Emma Hamilton. A Vice-President of The Nelson Society, she was an ardent supporter of the Society and warmly regarded by the members. She will be sorely missed, and sympathy is extended to her family. A full tribute […]

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AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

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HMS INVINCIBLE Update

Members will be interested in the following update on the HMS Invincible excavation, which the Society has been pleased to support.

 

 

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The Neston Collieries, 1759-1855: An Industrial Revolution in Rural Cheshire

Members may be interested in the following email The Society has received from Anthony Annakin-Smith:

“I wondered if you would be kind enough to bring to your members’ attention a book to be published by the University of Chester, written by myself, which amongst other things discusses Emma Hamilton’s paternal family (father Henry, uncle Thomas and […]

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NELSON BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE

The books listed below have come from Beryl Whipp a former long serving member of the Society.

Many of the books listed are second hand or indeed perhaps third hand with some in a very good condition, others only in a good/reasonable condition and a further group which are in poor condition.

Books are hardback unless […]

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The Immortal and the Hero: Nelson and Wellington

The Society has been contacted by Commodore Richard Lord CBE RN (Rtd) with the following invitation to members:

“I wondered if you might make your members living in the Salisbury aware of this event in support of Alabare’s work with veterans.

The idea for this fundraiser topic came from a paper by Andrew Lambert,  Professor of Naval […]

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The Nelson Garden Annual Lecture

Members may be interested in The Nelson Garden Annual Lecture on Thursday 24th October 2019

The lecture is not an event organised by The Nelson Society
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Sea Fever 3: A Nelson Extravaganza

Members may interested in the

North Norfolk’s Festival of Poetry + Prose, Sea Fever 3: A Nelson Extravaganza

to be staged at Wells Maltings, Wells-next-the-Sea on Friday, October 18

Details of the programme can be found by clicking on this link

Please note this […]

By |25th August 2019|Latest News|Comments Off on Sea Fever 3: A Nelson Extravaganza

Bath and Admiral Nelson

Last year The Nelson Society, with Bath World Heritage, introduced the hugely successful ‘Nelson Trail’, a walk around Bath hi-lighting the people and places connected with Admiral Lord Nelson during his many stays in the City. Now, to further support the Trail, the Nelson Society has published a new guide book ‘Bath and Admiral […]

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