Nelson - Sword of Albion Exhibition_Women of the RNLI The minute and second hands

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Great Expeditions includes some of the most famous journeys in history and introduces others that should be more widely recognised and celebrated

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and the consequent intellectual and political debate about the role of sugar

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Nelson - Sword of Albion Exhibition_Women of the RNLI The minute and second handsNelson: The Sword of Albion is a comprehensive and intimate portrait of Nelson, one that teems with a glittering array of sailors and civilians, heroes and villains, husbands, wives and lovers. Here are Nelson's famous victories at the battles of the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar as well as his lesser known yet equally gripping campaigns. But behind the military prowess is a man riven with paradoxes and schisms: the fighting admiral and the glory