Nelson's Purse - Martyn Downer - Hardcover sc20 going back to original accounts

going back to original accounts and interviews conducted by combat historians just after the action

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Magister Militum Auxilia Palatina 4th and 5th Century

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Nelson's Purse - Martyn Downer - Hardcover sc20 going back to original accountsAt the beginning on July 2002, Sotheby's announced to the world the discovery of a major cache of material relating to the life of England's greatest naval hero, Horatio Nelson. The man who made this extraordinary find and who subsequently spent over a year of his life validating the material and placing it in the context of Nelson's life and relationships was Martyn Downer, Head of Jewellery at Sotheby's in London. The contents of this once in a