Cambridgeshire Libraries and Archives Service has a wide range of sources available for anyone interested in discovering more about Nelson, the campaigns he fought, and the times he lived in.
If you have a Cambridgeshire library card, then use the links in the righthand column to:
- access a biography about Nelson from TheDictionary of National Biography
- read a selection of articles from The Times newspaper
Please note that if you are accessing these services from outside of the County Council network you will require your library card number and your PIN. When entering your library card number please ensure that you only enter the first 14 characters on your ticket.Find out what your PIN is here.
Below are some samples of the sorts of resources available in Cambridgeshire Libraries.
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Playbill of 1817 for a play called "Naval Pillar: or, Nelson's Monument." From the Cambridgeshire Collection
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The entry for Nelson's nephew in the Cambridge University Calendar of 1805
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The entries for Nelson's nephew and other family members in J.A. Venn's Alumni Cantabrigienses
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A fuller story of Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar, illustrated from the Public Records, is available on the website of the National Archives: please follow the link in the righthand column.
An account relating to both Nelson and his adversary Napoleon is on the website of the National Maritime Museum, in support of the major exhibition at present running at the Museum.
Bibliography
In writing this display we have consulted some of the main published sources on Nelson and his period. If you are interested to discover which books we have used, please follow the link in the righthand column called "Display bibliography," which will open a PDF document.
Copyright
We are grateful to depositors for permission to make their records available through exhibition.
Copyright in the scanned images, and in the texts, belongs to Cambridgeshire County Council (Cambridgesire Archives Service – FenPast) save as otherwise noted. Copies may be printed for personal use only.
To discuss any further uses, please contact us.