'Elephant and castle' gold seal bought by museum
An unusual medieval gold seal with a gemstone engraved with an elephant carrying a castle on its back has been added to a ...
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The day Norfolk's Horatio Nelson became a national hero
By early 1797, 38-year-old, Norfolk born Horatio Nelson had been in the Royal Navy for over 26 years. Within the Navy his reputation for dash and bravery was well established, although, to the general ...
How the Battle of Cape St Vincent saw Horatio Nelson's elevation to the public eye
At about 1:30 p.m., Culloden and other ships, including Captain Cuthbert Collingwood (another destined to join the ‘Band of Brothers’) in HMS Excellent, were gradually overhauling the Spanish rear and ...