Heretics · Character
Nelson
Horatio Nelson, naval hero, or possibly a character from Dickens; used as reference.
minor
Also known as little Nell
First appearance: heretics
Nelson shows up with force in XIII: Celts and Celtophiles. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced as an example of a genuine Englishman who would have laughed at the idea of racial theory, specifically regarding French blood before Trafalgar.
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