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ogreeves
Apr 274 min read
Georgian Society – an Insight into Fanny’s World
Middle Harbour Probus Club enjoyed my visit featuring insights on leadership and Georgian society from research for my Georgian era novels.
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ogreeves
Feb 164 min read
220 years later, Nelson’s Stepson returns to Nevis - sort of!
After over 220 years, Josiah Nisbet, stepson of British Naval hero Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, has returned to his birthplace, the...
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ogreeves
Nov 22, 20235 min read
Exploring ‘Saxon Switzerland’ in Nelson’s Footsteps
In 1800, Horatio Nelson, still celebrating his brilliant naval victory for the British at the battle of the Nile, travelled home from...
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ogreeves
Oct 18, 20236 min read
Celebrating Trafalgar Day - and Lord Nelson - 'Down Under'
It’s far more common to find people celebrating Trafalgar Day, October 21 - this coming Saturday – in Britain than in Australia, but...
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ogreeves
Jul 25, 20233 min read
Unexpected Hero Rises Above His History
When I was writing Nelson’s Lost Son I had a moment, best described as ‘serendipitous’. One of the heroes in my novel is a former slave...
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ogreeves
Jun 26, 20233 min read
US Visit Brings Battles to Life
One thing I love about Historical Fiction is its ability to transport you to an event and a place – and characters – who often leave a...
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nleffler
Jan 27, 20235 min read
“A Story of Character and Redemption” – book review by John Gilbert, former Naval Officer
Admiral Lord Nelson is a towering figure in British and world history; the man who destroyed the combined Franco-Spanish fleet at...
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nleffler
Oct 20, 20224 min read
Trafalgar Day Leadership Lesson – Courage
Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21 1805. I have been thinking about that long ago battle and the lessons...
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nleffler
Mar 23, 20225 min read
Remembering Our Seafarers – Then and Now
Fascinated by all things nautical, the drop-in centre run by the Mission to Seafarers caught my attention on my recent trip to Hobart....
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ogreeves
Dec 16, 20214 min read
Christmas 1800 – Ambition, Jealousy and a Nation’s Hero
A notorious dissolute - a man of stupendous wealth - a ménage a trois, a gothic cathedral, the nation’s hero and Christmas; what do these...
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nleffler
Oct 20, 20214 min read
A Toast to Trafalgar Day – Still Worth Remembering in 2021
As we remember the Battle of Trafalgar on Trafalgar Day, let's toast Horatio Nelson and also his often forgotten junior officers.
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nleffler
Sep 17, 20216 min read
‘Patronage’ - Sounds Historic But Still Alive
Australians have been entertained recently by the contortions of the Labor Party as they attempt to shoehorn one of their “privileged”...
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nleffler
Jul 24, 20214 min read
History Alive – Connecting with the Descendants
I was recently delighted to be involved in an exchange which further sparked my interest in the Nelson “diaspora”; descendants of the...
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