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Every year, on October 21st, the Royal Navy celebrates Admiral Nelson’s most famous victory, near Trafalgar in 1805 when 27 British Royal Naval ships defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet of 33 warships. 

But, what if Nelson had lost? And how can we celebrate this night?

I draw upon three books:

• ‘The Rise and Fall of the British Empire’ by Lawrence James 
• ‘Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World’ by Brian Lavery
• ‘HMS Victory’ by Peter Goodwin

I also recommend the movie ‘Master and Commander’ (2003), the TV show Hornblower (1998-2003), and the classic clip (on Youtube) of John Noakes cleaning Nelson’s Column for the children’s TV show ‘Blue Peter’. 

My ‘Recommended Rabbit Hole’: Lord Cochrane.  Just start with Google, see where it takes you, and let me know if you found it as fascinating as I do. 

This is an annual celebration and commemoration, so this episode is a rerelease from October 21st, last year. 

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