tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post8538360884310413412..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: "We have lost more than we have gained": The Death of Admiral Lord Horatio NelsonCatherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-68870639716377491272014-11-06T10:16:35.550+00:002014-11-06T10:16:35.550+00:00Having lost the battle and, indeed, all hope of fu...Having lost the battle and, indeed, all hope of fulfilling Napoleon's ambitions at sea, the moment chosen to commemorate the French naval engagement at Trafalgar is the brief instant of triumph when Nelson is shot. A sharp-shooter is shown aloft in the rigging (mid right), his discharged musket still smoking, as Nelson recoils on deck fifty paces away (lower left). Typically, records show what historians choose: triumph rather than defeat. See Louis-Philippe Crépin, Victory and Redoutable at Trafalgar, 1807. Courtesy Musée de la Marine, Paris.Nicolaas Vergunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511478049081749362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-23673303255091312432014-10-22T23:18:45.793+01:002014-10-22T23:18:45.793+01:00Since Hardy *did* kiss Nelson and Nelson certainly...Since Hardy *did* kiss Nelson and Nelson certainly didn't complain, I imagine Hardy heard correctly!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-5152887279737777242014-10-22T22:51:23.158+01:002014-10-22T22:51:23.158+01:00Well, the question would be: 'Did Hardy kiss h...Well, the question would be: 'Did Hardy kiss him or not?' There were enough eye-witnesses. If he did, it is more likely that Nelson said: "kiss me", isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-89871287647576980662014-10-21T12:05:47.269+01:002014-10-21T12:05:47.269+01:00I love the whole concept of last words, especially...I love the whole concept of last words, especially when there's that sliver of doubt about either the words or their meaning.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-53581798142730254052014-10-21T08:33:51.387+01:002014-10-21T08:33:51.387+01:00I also thought his last words could have been inte...I also thought his last words could have been interpreted as "Kismet, Hardy"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473221652983085595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-31444113031383570852013-12-23T14:11:39.676+00:002013-12-23T14:11:39.676+00:00e did have a somewhat tangled love life, it's ...e did have a somewhat tangled love life, it's true!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-54798922027853321562013-12-23T13:36:58.352+00:002013-12-23T13:36:58.352+00:00I'm sure that Nelson said-or meant to say"...I'm sure that Nelson said-or meant to say"Kiss her for me,Hardy"ie That Hardy should kiss Emma for him!! Nelson was a National Hero-but almost the opposite in his private life?Gem Twitchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-15950116458077245982013-10-21T21:33:58.550+01:002013-10-21T21:33:58.550+01:00Beatty certainly seemed certain about what he had ...Beatty certainly seemed certain about what he had heard but it's an interesting theory and one someone said to me just this week elsewhere! There's a very interesting article about the "kiss me" quote at the Royal Museums Greenwich site, well worth a read. http://www.rmg.co.uk/explore/sea-and-ships/in-depth/nelson-a-z/kiss-me-hardyCatherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-49478488951603014392013-10-21T21:25:04.268+01:002013-10-21T21:25:04.268+01:00...but did Nelson say"Kiss her for me,Hardy&q......but did Nelson say"Kiss her for me,Hardy"-meaning for Hardy to take it to Emma? Hrmmm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com