Today E and I visited the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich to see the Turner sea paintings exhibition. It was marvelous. Among the permanent exhibits is a section on Nelson, his life, death, and navy. Above is the uniform Nelson was wearing when he was fatally shot on the deck of the Victory at Trafalgar. Note the bullet hole on his left shoulder.
This is a drawing of the funeral at St. Paul's Cathedral. Some 7,000 people attended including the royal family. Must have been quite an event.
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