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	Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In July, he aided Admiral Ushakov with the reconquest of Naples, and was made Duke of Bronte by the Neapolitan king.
		Nevertheless, this legend has given rise to the slang term "tapping the Admiral", meaning illicit drinking, and may be related to the nickname given to Naval rum rations later, "Nelson's Blood", (although this is possibly a deliberate echo of the Communion ritual).
		Lord Nelson's full title, at the time of his death, was Vice Admiral of the White The Right Honourable Horatio, Viscount Nelson, Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lord_Nelson (3257 words)

	Admiral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Admiral is a word from the Arabic term Amir-al-bahr (Lord of the bay).
		As the word was used by people speaking Latin or Latin-based languages it gained the "d" and endured a series of different endings and spellings leading to the English spelling "admyrall" in the 14th century and to "admiral" by the 16th century.
		The word Admiral has today come to be almost exclusively associated with the highest naval rank in most of the world's navies, equivalent to the rank of General.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Admiral (311 words)

	The Admiral's Men
		The Admiral's Men, or the Lord Admiral's Men, was a theatre company first patronized by Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham.
		The company acted first at court between 1576 and 1579 under the name of Lord Howard's Men, after which the next mention of the company is as the Admiral's Men after Howard's appointment as Lord High Admiral in 1585.
		The Rose, and subsequently the Admiral's Men, were managed by Philip Henslowe, a London entrepreneur and the most famous of Elizabethan theatre managers.
	www.luminarium.org /encyclopedia/admiralsmen.htm (405 words)

	Lord
		In feudalism, a lord (French: seigneur) is an aristocrat who claims dominion over a portion of land and the produce and labour of the serfs living thereon.
		In the United Kingdom, the hereditary lords were until recent years automatically members of the House of Lords, the upper house of Parliament.
		The title is used by senior judges: the Law Lords or "Lords of Appeal in Ordinary" who are life barons, judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, who are known as "Lords Justices of Appeal" and judges of the Scottish Court of Session who are known as "Lords of Council and Session";
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/l/lo/lord.html (421 words)

	United Kingdom: Lord High Admiral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Admiral of England, or Lord Admiral, later Lord High Admiral was an office created in about 1400 by combining the responsibilities of Admiral of the North, and Admiral of the West.
		The anchor flag of the Lord High Admiral became known as the Admiralty Flag, and after 1850 was flown on land in London; over the old Admiralty Building until 1930, and on the tower of the new Admiralty Building overlooking Horse Guards Parade until 1964.
		Back when the first lord of the Admiralty was a senior member of the cabinet, the flag was used by the Admiralty Board, to which the powers of lord high admiral had been delegated by the crown.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/gb-lha.html (1093 words)

	William McGonagall - The Story Of Adam Duncan
		Admiral Duncan formed his line of battle so as to get the principal Dutch ships between him and the shore, but in such a position as enabled him to send a portion of his own fleet to leeward to prevent them receiving support from the coast.
		Lord Duncan was raised to the rank of Admiral of the White on 14th February, 1799.
		Lord Duncan was married in 1777 to Henrietta, daughter of the Lord President, Robert Dundas of Arniston.
	www.taynet.co.uk /users/mcgon/bglink3.htm (1795 words)

	Imperial Fleet Tactics
		Lord Rethmon states that the best way for ships with torpedoes is to wait for that critical moment when the enemy is within 30cm fire all torpedoes at close range then go into a 90 degree Sheer turn to rake the enemy with gun fire.
		Lord Rethmon is quite correct when he says that if you only have one carrier to place it in the center of the formation and launch fighters for most of the engagement in order to deal with problem torpedoes and bombers.
		Lord Rethmon states that the only two reasons your fleet breaks formation is when you are defeated and your fleet scatters to survive ore when you have defeated your enemy and you give general chase.
	blackstone.outpost10f.com /articles/treatise004.html (3469 words)

	Admiralty
		The Admiralty Board replaced the Board of Admiralty (officially the Lords Commissioners for Exercising the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, etc.) when the functions of that office were incorporated into the Ministry of Defence in 1964.
		In 1628, Charles I put the office of Lord High Admiral into commission and control of the Royal Navy passed to a committee in the form of the Board of the Admiralty.
		Control of the Navy was passed to and from the board and the Lord High Admiral a number of times until 1709 when the powers of the Lord High Admiral were finally vested in the Board of Admiralty.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/ad/admiralty.html (1318 words)

	Admiralty
		The office of Lord High Admiral passed a number of times in and out of commission until 1709, after which the office was permanently in commission.
		The Lords Commissioners were always a mixture of admirals, known as Naval Lords or Sea Lords, and civilian lords, normally politicians.
		After 1806, the First Lord of the Admiralty was always a civilian, while the professional head of the navy came to be (and is still today) known as the First Sea Lord.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Admiralty (699 words)

	Admiralty
		The office of Admiral of England, or Lord Admiral and later Lord High Admiral was created in approximately 1400.
		Operational control of the Navy remained the responsibility of the Lord High Admiral, who was one of the nine Great Officers of State.
		The Board of Admiralty consisted of admirals (known as Sea Lords) and civilian lords, normally politicians.
	brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/ad/admiralty.html (1318 words)

	Trafalgar Square London & Admiral Lord Nelson
		Admiral Nelson was born at Burnham Thorpe, in Norfolk.
		Nelson was made rear admiral of the blue for gallantry and exemplary leadership at the battle of Cape St. Vincent (Feb.14, 1797) and was subsequently appointed to the command of the inner squadron at the blockade of Cadiz.
		When hostilities recommenced after the peace of Arniens, Lord Nelson was appointed to command the fleet in the Mediterranean and for nearly two years was engaged in the blockade of Toulon.
	www.travellondon.com /templates/attractions/gallery_trafalgar.html (524 words)

	Lord Elgin
		Lord Elgin's goal was to inject Britain with what was left of the culture of the ancient Greeks and raise the standards of his society.
		Lord Elgin arrived in Constantinople with instructions to watch over British interest, promote trade, look for new deals, get the Turks to open the Black Sea to British trade, and kick the French out of Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean, which were all part of the Ottoman empire.
		When Admiral Lord Nelson destroyed the French fleet in the Battle of the Nile, Turkey declared war on France and suddenly the British had a new friend and ally.
	www.athensguide.com /elginmarbles/lordelgin.html (676 words)

	United Kingdom: history of the British ensigns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Lord High Admiral, Howard of Effingham, was Joint Admiral of the Fleet, and led one squadron.
		The flag of the Fleet Admirals was St George; at the fore for the Vice-, and at the mizzen for the Rear-.
		At first admirals of the white squadron were instructed to fly the Union as a command flag, however, by orders issued on 6 May 1702 this was amended to a white flag "with a large St George's Cross".
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/gb-enshs.html (2278 words)

	Admiral Lord Nelson
		Recognizing the limitations of a one-armed admiral, she made herself indispensable to him through dozens of small assistances.
		According to legend, when Lord Nelson's body was brought back to England in a cask of spirits of wine, the liquid was found to be low.
		However this writer argues that the legend is completely misunderstood and that the story was conceived not out of spite, but out of love that transforms the whole legend into a strange parallel with the Eucharist.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/3682/lord_nelson.html (2164 words)

	Earl of Oxford and the Order of the Garter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Lord Henry Howard, Oxford's enemy in 1580 and 1581, held the rank of younger son of a duke, but never received a vote during Elizabeth's reign, though he picked up five out of six as James' favorite in June 1603, and was elected unanimously in 1604.
		Lord Henry Howard was son of the Earl of Surrey, who was heir to the third Duke of Norfolk.
		Lord Admiral Howard of Effingham and Lord Hunsdon had previously been Sussex's leading supporters for the Garter, the Admiral being Sussex's first cousin, Hunsdon his first cousin once removed, both were present for the 1589 election, and so Sussex was selected.
	www.everreader.com /garter.htm (3779 words)

	Media opportunity with Lord Robertson, Admiral Giambastiani and General Jones at the
		Admiral Giambastiani: What I would say is that, first of all, General Jones and I are old personal friends, professional friends, which, I think, helps that there’s going to be a very strong relationship between the two of us.
		Lord Robertson: The missing link at the moment still is sufficient progress on getting the European capabilities up to the standard and the quantity and quality of the American ones.
		Lord Robertson: Well in many ways these countries are spending more of their national wealth on defense than the majority of NATO countries at the moment.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2003/06/mil-030619-nato03.htm (1437 words)

	Traiuian Personnel File: Shen, Robert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In mental abilities he is at the level of the Mind Masters, the ancient feudal lords of Traius who used their telekinetic and telepathic powers to rule over the people of Traius.
		Lord Admiral Shen was named a field director in the new service, and appointed a staff onboard the Cassini.
		Lord Admiral Robert Shen was denounced by the Romulan Senate as a war criminal during the Romulan-Traiuian War for the use of biogenic weapons.
	www.angelfire.com /scifi/usscassini/Manifest/Bios/RShen.html (1431 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Lord Warden honoured by new role
		Admiral the Lord Boyce is taking up the historic role more than two years after the death of the former Lord Warden, the Queen Mother.
		The Lord Warden is a figurehead for the ancient Cinque Port towns of Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich, which were responsible for defending the Channel in medieval times.
		Admiral Boyce, who was named as her replacement on 29 July, said he was very conscious of this fact.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/3625272.stm (417 words)

	The fabulous memoirs of Lord Rear Admiral Alan
		Rejected by the UK physics consil for being too radical, too dangerous, perhaps even too shit to continue in the accademic establishment, the admiral has become a renagade working underground to corrupt the youth of the british nation to the dark side, theoretical astrophysics, and to overthrow the RAS.
		The admiral put astronomy before all else, and was a truly moral man, despite the genocide, terrorism, and bad jokes.
		Currently unemployed, the admiral spends much of his time reading Nietzsche, debating the illegal bowling action of certain spin bowlers, and trying to convince everyone he meets that the eurovision song contest is the cover for an illaberate drug and people smuggling ring.
	overlordrearadmiral.blogspot.com (2172 words)

	Lord Admiral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Lord Admiral and Centurion gain the right of free access to check on Minor Noble House's military capabilities, with in their respective areas (Lord Admiral checks the space ship restrictions, Centurion the military force restrictions).
		The Lord Admiral shall be empowered to appoint, replace and dismiss a Vice Admiral for the Imperial City Air Force (ICAF).
		The Lord Admiral shall have the responsibility for the Vice Admiral and complete authority over him and any powers given to the Vice Admiral shall also be conferred upon the Lord Admiral.
	www.pfpiggott.freeserve.co.uk /absolutepower/lord%20admiral.htm (785 words)

	admiral lord nelson information that's hard to find (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		This slatternly-looking admiral was, of course, Lord Nelson, who received the news with the utmost calmness.
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	admiral horatio nelson-101 Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Lord Nelson won the county's freedom three years before he died...
		The author hopes that you share her fondness for the dear little admiral and will be...
		The Lord Nelson Hotel is one of the oldest and most celebrated of Halifax's historic hotels.
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	Admiral Lord Nelson
		The Nelsons were distant relatives of Lord Walpole: Horatio, 2nd Lord Walpole of Wolterton (Horatio Nelson's godfather) was Sir Robert's Walpole's nephew and Sir Robert's sister Mary was grandmother of Catherine, Nelson's mother.
		At the end of 1794, Hood was replaced by Admiral William Hotham who subsequently was replaced by Sir John Jervis, a very experienced seaman.
		In the spring of 1798 Nelson was fit enough to rejoin Lord St. Vincent, who assigned him to watch a French fleet waiting to embark an expeditionary force.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/terrace/adw03/c-eight/people/nelson.htm (1111 words)

	Minister of State for the Armed Forces and the First Sea Lord
		Admiral West will in a moment talk more about the humanitarian efforts under way on the ground, but I would like to make a few points about what our forces have done so far to help the Iraqi people.
		The £3 billion is money that is going into the contingency fund to meet ongoing costs, and some of that has already been consumed, spent already, and it is in one sense a notional figure because it could be less or it could be more depending on what the outturn costs would be.
		Admiral, you were saying that from your three years as Chief of Defence Intelligence you had no doubt that there are weapons of mass destruction, but you also said that you think sometimes the scale described by people is wrong.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/iraq/2003/iraq-030411-uk-mod02.htm (6124 words)

	Vice Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Mountbatten was a distinguished Admiral, scientifically minded, who specialized in communications.
		He was the Supreme Allied Commander of Southeast Asia and had overall command of the operation to reconquer Burma.
		He was a weighty figure, a cousin of King George VI, and a suitable counterpart to the two commanders in the Pacific: General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz.
	www.expage.com /wwiigen53 (364 words)

	The Office of the Lord Admiral
		The Office of the Lord Minister of Education
		The Office of the Lord Minister of Trade and Commerce
		The Office of the Lord Minister of the Interior
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	Sea Room:home page .
		Among those profiled are the noble-born Lord Howe whose fame came at the Glorious First of June, Lord Duncan who fought at the Battle of Camperdown, Sir John Duckworth at the Battle of San Domingo, and Lord de Saumarez at the Battle of Algeceras.
		Reading at times like a cloak-and-dagger mystery, the story is filled with examples of how Nelson and his associates dealt with intelligence obstacles and how the outcomes affected their own futures, and, in some cases, the history of the modern world.
		This outstanding reference book sets out to answer any question about Lord Nelson likely to be raised, either by casual reference or in a more detailed study of the navy, the wars, or the social history of the period.
	www.sea-room.com /topic-page/horatio-nelson.html (4464 words)

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		Crest: The stern of a Spanish man-of-war proper thereon innscribed "San Josef." Supporters (granted November 9): A sailor of the period, fully armed and holding a Commodore's flag and a palm branch, and a lion holding a broken flagstaff in its mouth with a Spanish flag.
		According to Peacham (1622), these arms were borne on a lozenge shield by Lady Mary Sidney, late wife of Sir Robert Wroth and daughter of Robert, Earl of Leicester, Viscount Lisle, Lord Sidney of Penshurst, and Companion of the Garter; she was the author of Urania.
		Quarterly 1 and 4, France Modern; 2, England; 3, Katherine of Aragon.* The English royal arms as borne upon a lozenge shield by MARY I to honor her mother, Katherine of Aragon.
	www.pvv.ntnu.no /~bcd/rolemaster/novi/her-list.txt (18606 words)

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