Horatio Nelson with Dominic Sandbrook

[@kaloarepo288]

The famous writers the Brontes changed to that name because Nelson was made duke of Bronte by the Neapolitan king in thanks for saving his throne. Bronte is right on the slopes of Mt Etna in Sicily and the word means "thunder" for obvious reasons. Nelson was also given a castle and estate there which remained in the hands of his heirs until quite recently. Also the Sydney, Australia beachside suburb of Bronte was named in Nelson's honor.

[@ianbanks2844]

I hope that you 2 get together more often .

[@ginojaco]

'Feeding Nelson's Navy' by Janet Macdonald is the book about what the Royal Navy worked on during that period. Your estimates on how much was drunk are quite right - but, perhaps, what you don't take into account is the huge amount of physical work they were doing, and so that they were 'burning off' an awful lot of what they had consumed.

[@aspectsofhistory3659]

Yes absolutely, and I suppose the lack of fresh water could be offset with beer which I'm not sure on what strength it would have been, and don't think it would have been 5% + having read Peter Brown's book on IPA which I don't think was available in 1805 but could be wrong. The Macdonald book looks fascinating, thanks for listenting/watching!

[@johnlightfoot6715]

Enjoyable podcast. I too thought the 'cowardly sniper' jibe struck a bum note, presumably you were caricaturing a pub bore's description of Trafalgar but didn't make that clear. Indeed, I read in a book (so it must be true) that Captain Lucas of the Redoutable (Victory's opponent) had drilled his crew to concentrate on musketry and boarding rather than cannon - he recognised that the French could not match the British in skill with the big guns. It was Nelson's misfortune to run up against this particular ship. Loved the comparison of Nelson's death to that of Princess Diana, and Dominic's description of Fanny and Emma as 'sweet' and 'horrible woman' respectively. That helped make sense of the ways people behaved towards them all.

[@aspectsofhistory3659]

It was very much tongue in cheek. Thanks for listening.

[@barbararice6650]

I'd hate to come across as a defender of the french sharpshooter who got Nelson, but he did stand up to his duty in a terrible battle, that's not a cowardly act 😐

[@aspectsofhistory3659]

Yes it was tongue in cheek. thanks for listening!

[@barbararice6650]

@@aspectsofhistory3659 I know ☺️

[@sarahmartin7181]

It's Dom!!!

[@murphthepanda]

Great poddy , but the audio graphic and timer is not needed , very distracting otherwise good content.

[@aspectsofhistory3659]

Thanks Murph! Unfortunately there was a problem with YT uploading the vid automatically, so we should be back on track for the next episodes.

[@ginojaco]

French policy for the last thousand years has been based on opposing English and then British influence, regionally and globally. Obviously that backfired somewhat with regard to reducing that of the 'Anglosphere' as a whole, but the fact remains... they really aren't to be trusted. 👍

[@aspectsofhistory3659]

Absolutely right! We love France at AoH, including wine, lunches, food and much more. Huge fan of the Jura region. However we lament the death of Henry V and our claim on France should be reinstated asap :-)

[@ianbanks2844]

Spot on .

[@johncarroll772]

Cowardly sniper in a Navy battle 😂😂😂😂

[@stevelangridge1755]

What about his despicable, lying role in betraying those who put themselves in his care, under truce, in the bay of Naples?

[@aspectsofhistory3659]

Yes we discussed that. I don't think Nelson behaved well, Dominic takes a different view.

[@stevelangridge1755]

@@aspectsofhistory3659 Didn’t behave well?? Understatement of the year! He lied and betrayed people who had, in good faith, put themselves in his care under guarantee of safe passage. This led to the execution and murder of hundreds, if not thousands. What was Dominic’s issue with condemning this, or is he just another patriotic propagandist rather than a real historian?