The rumours continued to plague all those concerned after the Hamiltons and Nelson returned to England (by which time, in fact, Emma Hamilton
was pregnant by Nelson
).
Knight, Ellis Cornelia. The Autobiography of Miss Knight. Editor Fulford, Roger, William Kimber & Co., 1960.
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Her letter-writers range from such prominent figures as Frances, Lady Nelson
, and Florence Nightingale
(two women whose connections with warfare by sea and land were unusual to say the least), to ordinary women, most...