Nelson - Sword of Albion Exhibition_Women of the RNLI Designed by Charles Shepherd of

Designed by Charles Shepherd of Leadenhall Street

The minute and second hands are conventional

The process of rope-making is at the heart of the historic Chatham Dockyard

The Mount Salvadore battery is firing from the extreme left& the Turkish assault is also from that side

Perfected by Arabic and Persian astronomers

Nelson - Sword of Albion Exhibition_Women of the RNLI Designed by Charles Shepherd ofNelson: 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