Lord Nelson: Britain's greatest admiral or white supremacist?

Horatio Nelson, perhaps Britain’s greatest naval commander, ensured his country was secure from French invasion, and his death immortalised his name forever in British national identity. Yet today there are some who claim Nelson was no hero at all. In fact, they demand his statue is pulled down, his name be removed from street signs and to see him as an imperialist who supported the slave trade. In the latest series of History Defended, Professor Andrew Lambert of King’s College London takes on the attacks on Lord Nelson. Steven Edginton sits down with Lambert to discuss the life and controversies of the naval hero of the Napoleonic wars. Watch Professor Andrew Lambert's interview: | Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: | See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Lord Nelson: Britain's greatest admiral or white supremacist? is an episode from History Defended by The Telegraph.

This episode is 29:53 long.

This episode was published on Feb 16, 2022.

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