1805 Club
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The 1805 Club was founded in 1990 to accomplish three objectives:
  • To assist in the preservation of monuments and memorials relating to Vice- Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson and the seafaring people of the Georgian era
    Georgian era
    The Georgian era is a period of British history which takes its name from, and is normally defined as spanning the reigns of, the first four Hanoverian kings of Great Britain : George I, George II, George III and George IV...

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  • To promote research into the Royal Navy
    Royal Navy
    The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

     of the Georgian period, and especially of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson.

  • To organize cultural and historical events.

Publications

The 1805 Club maintains a website with historical information about Lord Nelson and also publishes the following:
  • Trafalgar Chronicle, its annual maritime history journal, edited by Anthony Cross and Dr Huw Lewis-Jones
    Huw Lewis-Jones
    Huw Lewis-Jones is a British historian, editor, broadcaster and art director. Formerly historian and Curator of Art at the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Dr Lewis-Jones left Cambridge in June 2010 to pursue a number of book and broadcasting projects...

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  • Kedge Anchor, its news magazine.


The 1805 Club also publishes a series of monographs, including:
  • Nelson and the Campaign in Corsica, by Tom Pocock
    Tom Pocock
    Thomas Allcot Guy Pocock, writing under the name Tom Pocock, was an English biographer, war correspondent, journalist and naval historian.-Life:...

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  • The Battle of Cape St Vincent, by Colin White
    Colin White (historian)
    Colin Saunders White , was director of the Royal Naval Museum, and was one of Britain's leading experts on Admiral Horatio Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar....

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  • Nelson and Tenerife 1797, by Agustin Guimera.

  • The Miller Papers, by Kirstie Buckland.

  • Touch and Take: The Battle of Trafalgar 21 October 1805, by Michael Duffy
    Michael Duffy
    Michael Duffy is the name of:*Michael Duffy , Australian crime novelist, radio presenter and newspaper writer*Michael Duffy , Australian politician*Michael Duffy , British historian...

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  • The Trafalgar Captains: Their Lives and Memorials, by Colin White
    Colin White (historian)
    Colin Saunders White , was director of the Royal Naval Museum, and was one of Britain's leading experts on Admiral Horatio Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar....

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External sources

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