# Nelson — Heretics character guide

> Nelson in Heretics by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** little Nell

**First appearance:** 0001-heretics

## Who they are

Horatio Nelson, naval hero, or possibly a character from Dickens; used as reference.

## In the story

### [XIII: Celts and Celtophiles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/chapters/xiii-celts-and-celtophiles)

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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