Hero of the Raging Main - The Songs of Lord Nelson, The Victory & Trafalgar - Free Lunchtime Talk

Name: Hero of the Raging Main - The Songs of Lord Nelson, The Victory & Trafalgar - Free Lunchtime Talk
Start: 2025-01-07T13:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-01-07T14:00:00+00:00
Location: Tullie

Schedule

Tue Jan 07 2025 at 01:00 pm to 02:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Tullie | Carlisle, EN

At the start of the 19th century, Britain stood in danger of invasion by an all-conquering European war-mongerer. After the bloody French Revolution and execution in 1793 of King Louis XVI, France had seen the rise to power of a new dictator – Napoleon Bonaparte. With much of Europe beaten into submission, Bonaparte turned his attention to invasion of the British Isles known poetically as “the bonny bunch of roses”. But Bonaparte, his admirals and allies were to meet their match in Horatio Nelson – already a British naval leader of fame.

In “Hero of the Raging Main”, Brian Gaudet draws on his passions for history and English folksong to highlight just how Lord Nelson, his most famous ship and his final naval battle have been commemorated in song for 220 years. Don’t miss the scandal concerning Horatio and Emma Hamilton!

Retired journalist Brian Gaudet not only comes from Lord Nelson’s home county of Norfolk but also attended Nelson’s old school, Paston, in the north Norfolk market town of North Walsham. Brian moved to Appleby two years ago and has established acoustic music sessions in a local café and pub. His talks in the past have combined his love of folksong and history and in 2023 he widened his musical sources and inspiration for a talk at Tullie on “A Trip to Camelot – The Songs and Music of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table”.

It’s completely free to attend, but spaces are limited so we recommend booking in advance. The talk will be in the Lecture Theatre in Old Tullie House, access via the Abbey Street garden entrance.

Pictured: Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson (1758–1805) by Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760–1803). Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.