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fromianVisits
2 days ago

England Expects: Turner's monumental tribute to Trafalgar returns to public display

Nelson's flagship, Victory, looms larger than life at the centre of the composition, symbolising British naval supremacy rather than the precise realities of combat. Across its rigging, the signal flags spell out the final three letters of "duty", a deliberate nod both to Nelson's immortal command - "England expects every man to do his duty" - and his dying words: "Thank God I have done my duty."
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fromTheartnewspaper
3 months ago

One of the last surviving Union flags from the Battle of Trafalgar to come up for sale at Treasure House Fair

A Union flag from the Battle of Trafalgar will be sold for £450,000, deemed one of the most important naval relics still privately held.
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