Nelson as National Saint — Trafalgar Myth
Generated illustration. Not a historical photograph. Two British columns cutting the Combined line. Not a portrait and not a monument.
Overview
The sanctification is already on the Battle of Trafalgar 1805 — Overview. Nelson Horatio — Biography Overview’s death transformed him from admiral to national saint. The mythology of his sacrifice became a cornerstone of British national identity.1
The Sanctification
This note covers that sanctification only. Trafalgar Square — London and Nelson’s Column — London stay on RESEARCH_QUEUE. A funeral date stays off.
The brandy-cask return is on Nelson’s State Funeral — Body Brought Home. The crypt burial is on St Paul’s Cathedral — London. This note does not reopen either.2
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- Battle of Trafalgar 1805 — Overview
- Nelson Horatio — Biography Overview
- Nelson’s State Funeral — Body Brought Home
- St Paul’s Cathedral — London
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Footnotes
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Death transformed him from admiral to national saint; mythology of his sacrifice a cornerstone of British national identity: Battle of Trafalgar 1805 — Overview. ↩
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Brandy-cask return: Nelson’s State Funeral — Body Brought Home. Crypt: St Paul’s Cathedral — London. Do not invent a funeral date, a column height, or a square plan. Do not write the queued monument notes here. ↩