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Article: BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR 200th ANNIVERSARY: NELSON'S LADY OF THE NIGHT; How this teenage hooker became the lover who led England's greatest admiral to leave his wife.(Features)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 21, 2005
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Byline: By JANE SIMON
THE day before he set sail for what was to be his last great battle, Horatio Nelson knelt at the altar of his parish church.
Solemnly, Britain's greatest naval hero placed a gold ring on Lady Emma Hamilton's finger to symbolise their undying bond.
This was no wedding ceremony. The Vice Admiral was still legally married to Frances, Lady Nelson.
But when he lay dying on the deck of HMS Victory, his thoughts were not of his wife, but his mistress.
"Remember that I leave Lady Hamilton and my daughter as a legacy ...