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.

He may have defeated the French at sea but Horatio Nelson seems to have finally met his match – in Parliament. Two historic ...

A rare and personal relic connected to one of Britain’s greatest naval heroes, Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, is set to be auctioned at a Newcastle auctioneer's later this month. Anderson and Garland’s ...