Charles Dickens mentioned some prisons in his works, and specifically wrote of the prison in which Emma and Horatia were consigned in three oh his novels.In “David Copperfield” the ever-optimistic Mr Micawber is imprisoned for debt there; in “Nicholas Nickleby” Madeleine Bray and her father live “within the Rules”; and in “Little Dorrit” Mr Rugg… Read More Lady Hamilton & Horatia in Prison (part 58)
When things became desperate, Emma voluntarily submitted to “Living within the Rules” in an area of South London controlled by King’s Bench Prison, reserved specifically for debtors. Emma and Horatia were not inside the prison, locked in a cell, but lived in nearby rooms at 12, Temple Place, where they spent ten long months. “Living… Read More Lady Hamilton & Horatia in Prison (part 57)
The story so far: After Nelson’s death Emma Hamilton and Horatia were largely left to fend for themselves: Nelson’s brother inherited almost everything and no one seemed willing to honour the wishes of the deceased hero, even if she continued to harbour hopes. Therefore her income was drastically reduced, but this did not correspond to… Read More Lady Hamilton & Horatia Go to Prison (part 56)
Benjamin Franklin one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States Postmaster General, was a statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor and diplomat. As a scientist, he was important for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is… Read More Benjamin & Silence/1
In 1811, Emma decided to draw up her second will, after the one she had written a couple of years before, which opened with a curious request highlighting the grandeur and obstinacy of her hopes and illusions:“If I can be buried in St. Paul’s, I should be very happy to be near the glorious Nelson… Read More Lady Hamilton & Horatia (part 55)
As we know, after Nelson’s death, Emma Hamilton might have led a life of quiet and retired comfort on the incomes bequeathed to her by Nelson and Sir William (which were not always paid on time).Her ambitions, however, were different: she did not limit her expenditure and spent extravagantly to keep Merton as a monument… Read More Lady Hamilton & Horatia After Nelson’s Death (part 54)
HMS Victory’s Captain Thomas Hardy, who had handed Emma Hamilton some of Nelson’s belongings, had also conveyed his diary back to England, but government lawyers advised him not to make it public as it also discussed the politics and actions of the Queen of Naples. Therefore he left it with Nelson’s brother, but two months… Read More Lady Hamilton & Horatia After Nelson’s Death (part 53)
John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, 1st Baron Acton, described as “the magistrate of history”, was born in Naples, Italy, on 10 January 1834.He was the grandson of the Neapolitan admiral and minister Sir John Acton, who served as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Naples under Ferdinand IV and was a favourite of his wife,… Read More The Actons
After Nelson’s death, Emma Hamilton and Horatia were mostly left to fend for themselves, and she sadly realized that no one seemed willing to honour the wishes of the hero who had died for his country. In the last codicil to his will, Nelson had left Lady Hamilton and his ‘adopted’ daughter Horatia as a… Read More Lady Hamilton & Horatia After Nelson’s Death (part 52)
The Venerable William Nelson, Doctor of Divinity, was Horatio’s elder brother.After graduating from Christ’s College, Cambridge, he was ordained into the Church of England, and became a priest, like their father. While still a curate William had continued to pester his brother into engaging him as naval chaplain. Horatio had tried to deter him by… Read More Lady Hamilton & Horatio Nelson: Rev.William Nelson (part 51)
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