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  • I have made a vow not to name Lord Nelson or the Victory or Victories in any of my letters, but postscripts are excluded.

    The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 A. M. W. [Compiler] Stirling

  • To me it is perfectly clear that for the change of name Lord Nelson was responsible, and that the dukedom of Bronte, which was conferred upon the great sailor in 1799, suggested the more ornamental surname.

    Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle Clement King Shorter 1891

  • She said: "We are sailing on the Lord Nelson which is the first square rig sailing ship built for disabled people.

    getreading - Reading Post - RSS feed 2010

  • She said: "We are sailing on the Lord Nelson which is the first square rig sailing ship built for disabled people.

    getreading - Reading Post - RSS feed 2010

  • There is a scene early on in the film where Emma is able to get Lord Nelson the men that he requires by taking him to see the Queen while Lord Hamilton ineffectually writes a letter to the King.

    Archive 2010-04-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2010

  • It was his idea to team Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier, real-life lovers, as their historical counterparts Emma Hamilton and Lord Nelson.

    Archive 2010-04-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2010

  • The Marsala industry was started by an Englishman, John Woodhouse, in the late 18th century; its popularity during the Napoleonic wars was helped by the fact that the British admiral, Lord Nelson, kept his fleet well stocked with bottles of it.

    In Italy, a Volcanic Vintage 2010

  • It was his idea to team Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier, real-life lovers, as their historical counterparts Emma Hamilton and Lord Nelson.

    Scandalous Women on Film: That Hamilton Woman Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2010

  • According to Vivien Leigh's biographer Hugo Vickers, during the filming, Korda kept asking Vivien to play Emma coarser at the time that Emma met Lord Nelson she was in her 30's and no longer the slyph she was when she posed for Romney and Reynolds. all that good food and wine in Naples!

    Archive 2010-04-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2010

  • Unlike Emma and Lord Nelson, their story had a happy ending, at least for awhile.

    Archive 2010-04-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2010

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